Stably transformed plants comprising novel insecticidal proteins

ABSTRACT

The present invention is drawn to pesticidal strains and proteins. Bacillus strains which are capable of producing pesticidal proteins and auxiliary proteins during vegetative growth are provided. Also provided are the purified proteins, nucleotide sequences encoding the proteins and methods for using the strains, proteins and genes for controlling pests.

This is a divisional application of Ser. No. 08/463,483, filed Jun. 5, 1995 which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/314,594 filed Sep. 28, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/218,018, filed Mar. 23, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Ser. No. 08/037,057, filed Mar. 25, 1993, now abandoned.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is drawn to methods and compositions for controlling plant and non-plant pests.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Insect pests are a major factor in the loss of the world's commercially important agricultural crops. Broad spectrum chemical pesticides have been used extensively to control or eradicate pests of agricultural importance. There is, however, substantial interest in developing effective alternative pesticides.

Microbial pesticides have played an important role as alternatives to chemical pest control. The most extensively used microbial product is based on the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt). Bt is a gram-positive spore forming Bacillus which produces an insecticidal crystal protein (ICP) during sporulation.

Numerous varieties of Bt are known that produce more than 25 different but related ICP's. The majority of ICP's made by Bt are toxic to larvae of certain insects in the orders Lepidoptera, Diptera and Coleoptera. In general, when an ICP is ingested by a susceptible insect the crystal is solubilized and transformed into a toxic moiety by the insect gut proteases. None of the ICP's active against coleopteran larvae such as Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) or Yellow mealworm (Tenebrio molitor) have demonstrated significant effects on members of the genus Diabrotica particularly Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, the western corn rootworm (WCRW) or Diabrotica longicornis barberi, the northern corn rootworm.

Bacillus cereus (Bc) is closely related to Bt. A major distinguishing characteristic is the absence of a parasporal crystal in Bc. Bc is a widely distributed bacterium that is commonly found in soil and has been isolated from a variety of foods and drugs. The organism has been implicated in the spoilage of food.

Although Bt has been very useful in controlling insect pests, there is a need to expand the number of potential biological control agents.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURE

FIG. 1: Characterization of pCIB6022. Boxed regions represent the extent of VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a). White box represents the portion of VIP1 encoding the 80 kDa peptide observed in Bacillus. Dark box represents the N-terminal `propeptide` of VIP1A(a) predicted by DNA sequence analysis. Stippled box represents the VIP2A(a) coding region. Large `X` represents the location of the frameshift mutation introduced into VIP1A(a). Arrows represent constructs transcribed by the beta-galactosidase promoter. Restriction Sites: C-Cla I; X-Xba I; S-Sca I; RI-Eco RI; B-Bgl II; RV-Eco RV.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is drawn to compositions and methods for controlling plant and non-plant pests. Particularly, new pesticidal proteins are disclosed which are isolatable from the vegetative growth stage of Bacillus. Bacillus strains, proteins, and genes encoding the proteins are provided.

The methods and compositions of the invention may be used in a variety of systems for controlling plant and non-plant pests.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

Compositions and methods for controlling plant pests are provided. In particular, novel pesticidal proteins are provided which are produced during vegetative growth of Bacillus strains. The proteins are useful as pesticidal agents.

The present invention recognizes that pesticidal proteins are produced during vegetative growth of Bacillus strains. To date, all of the identified pesticidal proteins of the invention are secreted from the cell. Prior to the present invention, there was no recognition in the art that a class or classes of pesticidal proteins are produced during vegetative growth of Bacillus. The only report was of a single mosquitocidal toxin from Bacillus sphaericus SSII-1 by Myers and Yousten in Infect. Immun., 19:1047-1053 (1978). Having recognized that such a class exists, the present invention embraces all vegetative insecticidal proteins, hereinafter referred to as VIPs, except for the mosquitocidal toxin from B. sphaericus.

The present VIPs are not abundant after sporulation and are particularly expressed during log phase growth before stationary phase. For the purpose of the present invention vegetative growth is defined as that period of time before the onset of sporulation. Genes encoding such VIPs can be isolated, cloned and transformed into various delivery vehicles for use in pest management programs.

For purposes of the present invention, pests include but are not limited to insects, fungi, bacteria, nematodes, mites, ticks, protozoan pathogens, animal-parasitic liver flukes, and the like. Insect pests include insects selected from the orders Coleoptera, Diptera, Hymenoptera, Lepidoptera, Mallophaga, Homoptera, Hemiptera, Orthroptera, Thysanoptera, Dermaptera, Isoptera, Anoplura, Siphonaptera, Trichoptera, etc., particularly Coleoptera and Lepidoptera.

Tables 1-10 gives a list of pests associated with major crop plants and pests of human and veterinary importance. Such pests are included within the scope of the present invention.

                  TABLE 1                                                          ______________________________________                                         Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)                                            ______________________________________                                                Maize                                                                          Ostrinia nubilalis, European corn borer                                        Agrotis ipsilon, black cutworm                                                 Helicoverpa zea, corn earworm                                                  Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm                                           Diatraea grandiosella, southwestern corn                                       borer                                                                          Elasmopalpus lignosellus, lesser cornstalk                                     borer                                                                          Diatraea saccharalis, sugarcane borer                                          Sorghum                                                                        Chilo partellus, sorghum borer                                                 Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm                                           Helicoverpa zea, corn earworm                                                  Elasmopalpus lignosellus, lesser cornstalk                                     borer                                                                          Feltia subterranea, granulate cutworm                                          Wheat                                                                          Pseudaletia unipunctata, army worm                                             Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm                                           Elasmopalpus lignosellus, lesser cornstalk                                     borer                                                                          Agrotis orthogonia, pale western cutworm                                       Elasmopalpus lignosellus, lesser cornstalk                                     borer                                                                          Sunflower                                                                      Suleima helianthana, sunflower bud moth                                        Homoeosoma electellum, sunflower moth                                          Cotton                                                                         Heliothis virescens, cotton boll worm                                          Helicoverpa zea, cotton bollworm                                               Spodoptera exigua, beet armyworm                                               Pectinophora gossypiella, pink bollworm                                        Rice                                                                           Diatraea saccharalis, sugarcane borer                                          Spodoptera frugiperda, fall armyworm                                           Helicoverpa zea, corn earworm                                                  Soybean                                                                        Pseudoplusia includens, soybean looper                                         Anticarsia gemmatalis, velvetbean                                              caterpillar                                                                    Plathypena scabra, green cloverworm                                            Ostrinia nubilalis, European corn borer                                        Agrotis ipsilon, black cutworm                                                 Spodoptera exigua, beet armyworm                                               Heliothis virescens, cotton boll worm                                          Helicoverpa zea, cotton bollworm                                               Barley                                                                         Ostrinia nubilalis, European corn borer                                        Agrotis ipsilon, black cutworm                                          ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 2                                                          ______________________________________                                         Coleoptera (Beetles)                                                           ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Diabrotica virgifera virgzfera, western corn rootworm                          Diabrotica longicornis barberi, northern corn rootworm                         Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, southern corn rootworm                     Melanotus spp., wireworms                                                      Cyclocephala borealis, northern masked chafer (white grub)                     Cyclocephala immaculata, southern masked chafer (white grub)                   Popillia japonica, Japanese beetle                                             Chaetocnema pulicaria, corn flea beetle                                        Sphenophorus maidis, maize billbug                                             Sorghum                                                                        Phyllophaga crinita, white grub                                                Eleodes, Conoderus, and Aeolus spp., wireworms                                 Oulema melanopus, cereal leaf beetle                                           Chaetocnema pulicaria, corn flea beetle                                        Sphenophorus maidis, maize billbug                                             Wheat                                                                          Oulema melanopus, cereal leaf beetle                                           Hypera punctata, clover leaf weevil                                            Diabrotica undecimpunctata howardi, southern corn rootworm                     Sunflower                                                                      Zygogramma exclamationis, sunflower beetle                                     Bothyrus gibbosus, carrot beetle                                               Cotton                                                                         Anthonomus grandis, boll weevil                                                Rice                                                                           Colaspis brunnea, grape colaspis                                               Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus, rice water weevil                                   Sitophilus oryzae, rice weevil                                                 Soybean                                                                        Epilachna varivestis, Mexican bean beetle                                      ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 3                                                          ______________________________________                                         Homoptera (whiteflies, Aphids etc.)                                            ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Rhopalosiphum maidis, corn leaf aphid                                          Anuraphis maidiradicis, corn root aphid                                        Sorghum                                                                        Rhopalosiphum maidis, corn leaf aphid                                          Sipha flava, yellow sugarcane aphid                                            Wheat                                                                          Russian wheat aphid                                                            Schizaphis graminum, greenbug                                                  Macrosiphum avenae, English grain aphid                                        Cotton                                                                         Aphis gossypii, cotton aphid                                                   Pseudatomoscelis seriatus, cotton fleahopper                                   Trialeurodes abutilonea, bandedwinged whitefly                                 Rice                                                                           Nephotettix nigropictus, rice leafhopper                                       Soybean                                                                        Myzus persicae, green peach aphid                                              Empoasca fabae, potato leafhopper                                              Barley                                                                         Schizaphis graminum, greenbug                                                  Oil Seed Rape                                                                  Brevicoryne brassicae, cabbage aphid                                           ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 4                                                          ______________________________________                                         Hemiptera (Bugs)                                                               ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Blissus leucopterus leucopterus, chinch bug                                    Sorghum                                                                        Blissus leucopterus leucopterus, chinch bug                                    Cotton                                                                         Lygus lineolaris, tarnished plant bug                                          Rice                                                                           Blissus leucopterus leucopterus, chinch bug                                    Acrosternum hilare, green stink bug                                            Soybean                                                                        Acrosternum hilare, green stink bug                                            Barley                                                                         Blissus leucopterus leucopterus, chinch bug                                    Acrosternum hilare, green stink bug                                            Euschistus servus, brown stink bug                                             ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 5                                                          ______________________________________                                         Orthoptera (Grasshoppers, Crickets, and Cockroaches)                           ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Melanoplus femurrubrum, redlegged grasshopper                                  Melanoplus sanguinipes, migratory grasshopper                                  Wheat                                                                          Melanoplus femurrubrum, redlegged grasshopper                                  Melanoplus differentialis, differential grasshopper                            Melanoplus sanguinipes, migratory grasshopper                                  Cotton                                                                         Melanoplus femurrubrum, redlegged grasshopper                                  Melanoplus differentialis, differential grasshopper                            Soybean                                                                        Melanoplus femurrubrum, redlegged grasshopper                                  Melanoplus differentialis, differential grasshopper                            Structural/Household                                                           Periplaneta americana, American cockroach                                      Blattella germanica, German cockroach                                          Blatta orientalis, oriental cockroach                                          ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 6                                                          ______________________________________                                         Diptera (Flies and Mosquitoes)                                                 ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Hylemya platura, seedcorn maggot                                               Agromyza parvicornis, corn blotch leafminer                                    Sorghum                                                                        Contarinia sorghicola, sorghum midge                                           Wheat                                                                          Mayetiola destructor, Hessian fly                                              Sitodiplosis mosellana, wheat midge                                            Meromyza americana, wheat stem maggot                                          Hylemya coarctata, wheat bulb fly                                              Sunflower                                                                      Neolasioptera murtfeldtiana, sunflower seed midge                              Soybean                                                                        Hylemya platura, seedcorn maggot                                               Barley                                                                         Hylemya platura, seedcorn maggot                                               Mayetiola destructor, Hessian fly                                              Insects attacking humans and animals and disease carriers                      Aedes aegypti, yellowfever mosquito                                            Aedes albopictus, forest day mosquito                                          Phlebotomus papatasii, sand fly                                                Musca domestica, house fly                                                     Tabanus atratus, black horse fly                                               Cochliomyia hominivorax, screwworm fly                                         ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 7                                                          ______________________________________                                         Thysanoptera (Thrips)                                                          ______________________________________                                                 Maize                                                                          Anaphothrips obscurus, grass thrips                                            Wheat                                                                          Frankliniella fusca, tobacco thrips                                            Cotton                                                                         Thrips tabaci, onion thrips                                                    Frankliniella fusca, tobacco thrips                                            Soybean                                                                        Sericothrips variabilis, soybean thrips                                        Thrips tabaci, onion thrips                                            ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 8                                                          ______________________________________                                         Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Ants, Wasps, etc.)                                      ______________________________________                                                 Maize                                                                          Solenopsis milesta, thief ant                                                  Wheat                                                                          Cephus cinctus, wheat stem sawfly                                      ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 9                                                          ______________________________________                                         Other Orders and Representative Species                                        ______________________________________                                         Dermaptera (Earwigs)                                                           Forficula auricularia, European earwig                                         Isoptera (Termites)                                                            Reticulitermes flavipes, eastern subterranean termite                          Mallophaga (Chewing Lice)                                                      Cuclotogaster heterographa, chicken head louse                                 Bovicola bovis, cattle biting louse                                            Anoplura (Sucking Lice)                                                        Pediculus humanus, head and body louse                                         Siphonaptera (Fleas)                                                           Ctenocephalides felis, cat flea                                                ______________________________________                                    

                  TABLE 10                                                         ______________________________________                                         Acari (Mites and Ticks)                                                        ______________________________________                                         Maize                                                                          Tetranychus urticae, twospotted spider mite                                    Sorghum                                                                        Tetranychus cinnabarinus, carmine spider mite                                  Tetranychus urticae, twospotted spider rnite                                   Wheat                                                                          Acena tulipae, wheat curl mite                                                 Cotton                                                                         Tetranychus cinnabarinus, carmine spider mite                                  Tetranychus urticae, twospotted spider mite                                    Soybean                                                                        Tetranychus turkestani, strawberry spider mite                                 Tetranychus urticae, twospotted spider mite                                    Barley                                                                         Petrobia latens, brown wheat mite                                              Important human and animal Acari                                               Demacentor variabilis, American dog tick                                       Argas persicus, fowl tick                                                      Dermatophagoides farinae, American house dust mite                             Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, European house dust mite                       ______________________________________                                    

Now that it has been recognized that pesticidal proteins can be isolated from the vegetative growth phase of Bacillus, other strains can be isolated by standard techniques and tested for activity against particular plant and non-plant pests. Generally Bacillus strains can be isolated from any environmental sample, including soil, plant, insect, grain elevator dust, and other sample material, etc., by methods known in the art. See, for example, Travers et al. (1987) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 53:1263-1266; Saleh et al. (1969) Can J. Microbiol. 15:1101-1104; DeLucca et al. (1981) Can. J. Microbiol. 27:865-870; and Norris, et al. (1981) "The genera Bacillus and Sporolactobacillus," In Starr et al. (eds.), The Prokaryotes: A Handbook on Habitats, Isolation, and Identification of Bacteria, Vol. II, Springer-Verlog Berlin Heidelberg. After isolation, strains can be tested for pesticidal activity during vegetative growth. In this manner, new pesticidal proteins and strains can be identified.

Such Bacillus microorganisms which find use in the invention include Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiensis, as well as those Bacillus species listed in Table 11.

                  TABLE 11                                                         ______________________________________                                         List of Bacillus species                                                       ______________________________________                                         Morphological Group 1                                                                            Unassigned Strains                                           B. megaterium     Subgroup A                                                   B. cereus*        B. apiarus*                                                  B. cereus var. mycoides                                                                          B. filicolonicus                                             B. thuringiensis* B. thiaminolyticus                                           B. licheniformis  B. alcalophilus                                              B. subtilis*      Subgroup B                                                   B. pumilus        B. cirrofiagellosus                                          B. firmus*        B. chitinosporus                                             B. coagulans      B. lentus                                                    Morphological Group 2                                                                            Subgroup C                                                   B. polymyxa       B. badius                                                    B. macerans       B. aneurinoiyticus                                           B. circulans      B. macroides                                                 B. stearothermophilus                                                                            B. freundenreichii                                           B. alvei*         Subgroup D                                                   B. laterosporus*  B. pantothenticus                                            B. brevis         B. epiphytus                                                 B. puivifaciens   Subgroup E1                                                  B. popilliae*     B. aminovorans                                               B. lentimorbus*   B. globisporus                                               B. larvae*        B. insolitus                                                 Morphological Group 3                                                                            B. psychrophilus                                             B. sphaericus*    Subgroup E2                                                  B. pasteurii      B. psychrosaccharolyticus                                                      B. macquariensis                                             ______________________________________                                          * = Those Bacillus strains that have been previously found associated wit      insects                                                                        Grouping according to Parry, J. M. et al. (1983) Color Atlas of Bacillus       species, Wolfe Medical Publications, London.                             

In accordance with the present invention, the pesticidal proteins produced during vegetative growth can be isolated from Bacillus. In one embodiment, insecticidal proteins produced during vegetative growth, can be isolated. Methods for protein isolation are known in the art. Generally, proteins can be purified by conventional chromatography, including gel-filtration, ion-exchange, and immunoaffinity chromatography, by high-performance liquid chromatography, such as reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography, ion-exchange high-performance liquid chromatography, size-exclusion high-performance liquid chromatography, high-performance chromatofocusing and hydrophobic interaction chromatography, etc., by electrophoretic separation, such as one-dimensional gel electrophoresis, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis, etc. Such methods are known in the art. See for example Current Protocols in Molecular Biology, Vols. 1 and 2, Ausubel et al. (eds.), John Wiley & Sons, N.Y. (1988). Additionally, antibodies can be prepared against substantially pure preparations of the protein. See, for example, Radka et al. (1983) J. Immunol. 128:2804; and Radka et al. (1984) Immunogenetics 19:63. Any combination of methods may be utilized to purify protein having pesticidal properties. As the protocol is being formulated, pesticidal activity is determined after each purification step.

Such purification steps will result in a substantially purified protein fraction. By "substantially purified" or "substantially pure" is intended protein which is substantially free of any compound normally associated with the protein in its natural state. "Substantially pure" preparations of protein can be assessed by the absence of other detectable protein bands following SDS-PAGE as determined visually or by densitometry scanning. Alternatively, the absence of other amino-terminal sequences or N-terminal residues in a purified preparation can indicate the level of purity. Purity can be verified by rechromatography of "pure" preparations showing the absence of other peaks by ion exchange, reverse phase or capillary electrophoresis. The terms "substantially pure" or "substantially purified" are not meant to exclude artificial or synthetic mixtures of the proteins with other compounds. The terms are also not meant to exclude the presence of minor impurities which do not interfere with the biological activity of the protein, and which may be present, for example, due to incomplete purification.

Once purified protein is isolated, the protein, or the polypeptides of which it is comprised, can be characterized and sequenced by standard methods known in the art. For example, the purified protein, or the polypeptides of which it is comprised, may be fragmented as with cyanogen bromide, or with proteases such as papain, chymotrypsin, trypsin, lysyl-C endopeptidase, etc. (Oike et al. (1982) J. Biol. Chem. 257:9751-9758; Liu et al. (1983) Int. J. Pept. Protein Res. 21:209-215). The resulting peptides are separated, preferably by HPLC, or by resolution of gels and electroblotting onto PVDF membranes, and subjected to amino acid sequencing. To accomplish this task, the peptides are preferably analyzed by automated sequenators. It is recognized that N-terminal, C-terminal, or internal amino acid sequences can be determined. From the amino acid sequence of the purified protein, a nucleotide sequence can be synthesized which can be used as a probe to aid in the isolation of the gene encoding the pesticidal protein.

It is recognized that the pesticidal proteins may be oligomeric and will vary in molecular weight, number of protomers, component peptides, activity against particular pests, and in other characteristics. However, by the methods set forth herein, proteins active against a variety of pests may be isolated and characterized.

Once the purified protein has been isolated and characterized it is recognized that it may be altered in various ways including amino acid substitutions, deletions, truncations, and insertions. Methods for such manipulations are generally known in the art. For example, amino acid sequence variants of the pesticidal proteins can be prepared by mutations in the DNA. Such variants will possess the desired pesticidal activity. Obviously, the mutations that will be made in the DNA encoding the variant must not place the sequence out of reading frame and preferably will not create complementary regions that could produce secondary mRNA structure. See, EP Patent Application Publication No. 75,444.

In this manner, the present invention encompasses the pesticidal proteins as well as components and fragments thereof. That is, it is recognized that component protomers, polypeptides or fragments of the proteins may be produced which retain pesticidal activity. These fragments include truncated sequences, as well as N-terminal, C-terminal, internal and internally deleted amino acid sequences of the proteins.

Most deletions, insertions, and substitutions of the protein sequence are not expected to produce radical changes in the characteristics of the pesticidal protein. However, when it is difficult to predict the exact effect of the substitution, deletion, or insertion in advance of doing so, one skilled in the art will appreciate that the effect will be evaluated by routine screening assays.

The proteins or other component polypeptides described herein may be used alone or in combination. That is, several proteins may be used to control different insect pests.

Some proteins are single polypeptide chains while many proteins consist of more than one polypeptide chain, i.e., they are oligomeric. Additionally, some VIPs are pesticidally active as oligomers. In these instances, additional protomers are utilized to enhance the pesticidal activity or to activate pesticidal proteins. Those protomers which enhance or activate are referred to as auxiliary proteins. Auxiliary proteins activate or enhance a pesticidal protein by interacting with the pesticidal protein to form an oligomeric protein having increased pesticidal activity compared to that observed in the absence of the auxiliary protein.

Auxiliary proteins activate or increase the activity of pesticidal proteins such as the VIP2 protein from AB78. Such auxiliary proteins are exemplified by, but not limited to, the VIP2 protein from AB78. As demonstrated in the Experimental section of the application, auxiliary proteins can activate a number of pesticidal proteins. Thus, in one embodiment of the invention, a plant, Parent 1, can be transformed with an auxiliary protein. This Parent I can be crossed with a number of Parent 2 plants transformed with one or more pesticidal proteins whose pesticidal activities are activated by the auxiliary protein.

The pesticidal proteins of the invention can be used in combination with Bt endotoxins or other insecticidal proteins to increase insect target range. Furthermore, the use of the VIPs of the present invention in combination with Bt δ-endotoxins or other insecticidal principles of a distinct nature has particular utility for the prevention and/or management of insect resistance. Other insecticidal principles include protease inhibitors (both serine and cysteine types), lectins, α-amylase and peroxidase. In one preferred embodiment, expression of VIPs in a transgenic plant is accompanied by the expression of one or more Bt δ-endotoxins. This co-expression of more than one insecticidal principle in the same transgenic plant can be achieved by genetically engineering a plant to contain and express all the genes necessary. Alternatively, a plant, Parent 1, can be genetically engineered for the expression of VIPs. A second plant, Parent 2, can be genetically engineered for the expression of Bt δ-endotoxin. By crossing Parent 1 with Parent 2, progeny plants are obtained which express all the genes introduced into Parents 1 and 2. Particularly preferred Bt δ-endotoxins are those disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,136, herein incorporated by reference.

A substantial number of cytotoxic proteins, though not all, are binary in action. Binary toxins typically consist of two protein domains, one called the A domain and the other called the B domain (see Sourcebook of Bacterial Protein Toxins. J. E. Alouf and J. H. Freer eds.(1991) Academic Press). The A domain possesses a potent cytotoxic activity. The B domain binds an external cell surface receptor before being internalized. Typically, the cytotoxic A domain must be escorted to the cytoplasm by a translocation domain. Often the A and B domains are separate polypeptides or protomers, which are associated by a protein--protein interaction or a di-sulfide bond. However, the toxin can be a single polypeptide which is proteolytically processed within the cell into two domains as in the case for Pseudomonas exotoxin A. In summary binary toxins typically have three important domains, a cytotoxic A domain, a receptor binding B domain and a translocation domain. The A and B domain are often associated by protein--protein interacting domains.

The receptor binding domains of the present invention are useful for delivering any protein, toxin, enzyme, transcription factor, nucleic acid, chemical or any other factor into target insects having a receptor recognized by the receptor binding domain of the binary toxins described in this patent. Similarly, since binary toxins have translocation domains which penetrate phosopholipid bilayer membranes and escort cytotoxins across those membranes, such translocation domains may be useful in escorting any protein, toxin, enzyme, transcription factor, nucleic acid, chemical or any other factor across a phospholipid bilayer such as the plasma membrane or a vesicle membrane. The translocation domain may itself perforate membranes, thus having toxic or insecticidal properties. Further, all binary toxins have cytotoxic domains; such a cytotoxic domain may be useful as a lethal protein, either alone or when delivered into any target cell(s) by any means.

Finally, since binary toxins comprised of two polypeptides often form a complex, it is likely that there are protein--protein interacting regions within the components of the binary toxins of the invention. These protein--protein interacting domains may be useful in forming associations between any combination of toxins, enzymes, transcription factors, nucleic acids, antibodies, cell binding moieties, or any other chemicals, factors, proteins or protein domains.

Toxins, enzymes, transcription factors, antibodies, cell binding moieties or other protein domains can be fused to pesticidal or auxiliary proteins by producing in frame genetic fusions which, when translated by ribosomes, would produce a fusion protein with the combined attributes of the VIP and the other component used in the fusion. Furthermore, if the protein domain fused to the VIP has an affinity for another protein, nucleic acid, carbohydrate, lipid, or other chemical or factor, then a three-component complex can be formed. This complex will have the attributes of all of its components. A similar rationale can be used for producing four or more component complexes. These complexes are useful as insecticidal toxins, pharmaceuticals, laboratory reagents, and diagnostic reagents, etc. Examples where such complexes are currently used are fusion toxins for potential cancer therapies, reagents in ELISA assays and immunoblot analysis.

One strategy of altering pesticidal or auxiliary proteins is to fuse a 15-amino-acid "S-tag" to the protein without destroying the insect cell binding domain(s), translocation domains or protein--protein interacting domains of the proteins. The S-tag has a high affinity (K_(d) =10⁻⁹ M) for a ribonuclease S-protein, which, when bound to the S-tag, forms an active ribonuclease (See F. M. Richards and H. W. Wyckoff (1971) in "The Enzymes", Vol. IV (Boyer, P. D. ed.). pp. 647-806. Academic Press, New York). The fusion can be made in such a way as to destroy or remove the cytotoxic activity of the pesticidal or auxiliary protein, thereby replacing the VIP cytotoxic activity with a new cytotoxic ribonuclease activity. The final toxin would be comprised of the S-protein, a pesticidal protein and an auxiliary protein, where either the pesticidal protein or the auxiliary protein is produced as translational fusions with the S-tag. Similar strategies can be used to fuse other potential cytotoxins to pesticidal or auxiliary proteins including (but not limited to) ribosome inactivating proteins, insect hormones, hormone receptors, transcription factors, proteases, phosphatases, Pseudomonas exotoxin A, or any other protein or chemical factor that is lethal when delivered into cells. Similarly, proteins can be delivered into cells which are not lethal, but might alter cellular biochemistry or physiology.

The spectrum of toxicity toward different species can be altered by fusing domains to pesticidal or auxiliary proteins which recognize cell surface receptors from other species. Such domains might include (but are not limited to) antibodies, transferrin, hormones, or peptide sequences isolated from phage displayed affinity selectable libraries. Also, peptide sequences which are bound to nutrients, vitamins, hormones, or other chemicals that are transported into cells could be used to alter the spectrum of toxicity. Similarly, any other protein or chemical which binds a cell surface receptor or the membrane and could be internalized might be used to alter the spectrum of activity of VIP1 and VIP2.

The pesticidal proteins of the present invention are those proteins which confer a specific pesticidal property. Such proteins may vary in molecular weight, having component polypeptides at least a molecular weight of 30 kDa or greater, preferably about 50 kDa or greater.

The auxiliary proteins of the invention may vary in molecular weight, having at least a molecular weight of about 15 kDa or greater, preferably about 20 kDa or greater; more preferably, about 30 kDa or greater. The auxiliary proteins themselves may have component polypeptides.

It is possible that the pesticidal protein and the auxiliary protein may be components of a multimeric, insecticidal protein. Such a insecticidal protein which includes the auxiliary proteins as one or more of its component polypeptides may vary in molecular weight, having at least a molecular weight of 50 kDa up to at least 200 kDa, preferably about 100 kDa to 150 kDa.

An auxiliary protein may be used in combination with the pesticidal proteins of the invention to enhance activity or to activate the pesticidal protein. To determine whether the auxiliary protein will affect activity, the pesticidal protein can be expressed alone and in combination with the auxiliary protein and the respective activities compared in feeding assays for pesticidal activity.

It may be beneficial to screen strains for potential pesticidal activity by testing activity of the strain alone and in combination with the auxiliary protein. In some instances an auxiliary protein in combination with the native proteins of the strains yields pesticidal activity where none is seen in the absence of an auxiliary protein.

The auxiliary protein can be modified, as described above, by various methods known in the art. Therefore, for purposes of the invention, the term "Vegetative Insecticidal Protein" (VIP) encompasses those proteins produced during vegetative growth which alone or in combination can be used for pesticidal activity. This includes pesticidal proteins, auxiliary proteins and those proteins which demonstrate activity only in the presence of the auxiliary protein or the polypeptide components of these proteins.

It is recognized that there are alternative methods available to obtain the nucleotide and amino acid sequences of the present proteins. For example, to obtain the nucleotide sequence encoding the pesticidal protein, cosmid clones, which express the pesticidal protein, can be isolated from a genomic library. From larger active cosmid clones, smaller subclones can be made and tested for activity. In this manner, clones which express an active pesticidal protein can be sequenced to determine the nucleotide sequence of the gene. Then, an amino acid sequence can be deduced for the protein. For general molecular methods, see, for example, Molecular Cloning, A Laboratory Manual, Second Edition, Vols. 1-3, Sambrook et al. (eds.) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1989), and the references cited therein.

The present invention also encompasses nucleotide sequences from organisms other than Bacillus, where the nucleotide sequences are isolatable by hybridization with the Bacillus nucleotide sequences of the invention. Proteins encoded by such nucleotide sequences can be tested for pesticidal activity. The invention also encompasses the proteins encoded by the nucleotide sequences. Furthermore, the invention encompasses proteins obtained from organisms other than Bacillus wherein the protein cross-reacts with antibodies raised against the proteins of the invention. Again the isolated proteins can be assayed for pesticidal activity by the methods disclosed herein or others well-known in the art.

Once the nucleotide sequences encoding the pesticidal proteins of the invention have been isolated, they can be manipulated and used to express the protein in a variety of hosts including other organisms, including microorganisms and plants.

The pesticidal genes of the invention can be optimized for enhanced expression in plants. See, for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,136, EPA 0359472; EPA 0385962; WO 91/16432; Perlak et al. (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:3324-3328; and Murray et al. (1989) Nucleic Acids Research 17: 477-498. In this manner, the genes can be synthesized utilizing plant preferred codons. That is the preferred codon for a particular host is the single codon which most frequently encodes that amino acid in that host. The maize preferred codon, for example, for a particular amino acid may be derived from known gene sequences from maize. Maize codon usage for 28 genes from maize plants is found in Murray et al. (1989), Nucleic Acids Research 17:477-498, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein by reference. Synthetic genes can also be made based on the distribution of codons a particular host uses for a particular amino acid.

In this manner, the nucleotide sequences can be optimized for expression in any plant. It is recognized that all or any part of the gene sequence may be optimized or synthetic. That is, synthetic or partially optimized sequences may also be used.

In like manner, the nucleotide sequences can be optimized for expression in any microorganism. For Bacillus preferred codon usage, see, for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,024,837 and Johansen et al. (1988) Gene 65:293-304.

Methodologies for the construction of plant expression cassettes as well as the introduction of foreign DNA into plants are described in the art. Such expression cassettes may include promoters, terminators, enhancers, leader sequences, introns and other regulatory sequences operably linked to the pesticidal protein coding sequence. It is further recognized that promoters or terminators of the VIP genes can be used in expression cassettes.

Generally, for the introduction of foreign DNA into plants Ti plasmid vectors have been utilized for the delivery of foreign DNA as well as direct DNA uptake, liposomes, electroporation, micro-injection, and the use of microprojectiles. Such methods had been published in the art. See, for example, Guerche et al., (1987) Plant Science 52:111-116; Neuhause et al., (1987) Theor. Appl. Genet. 75:30-36; Klein et al., (1987) Nature 327: 70-73; Howell et al., (1980) Science 208:1265; Horsch et al., (1985) Science 227: 1229-1231; DeBlock et al., (1989) Plant Physiology 91:694-701; Methods for Plant Molecular Biology (Weissbach and Weissbach, eds.) Academic Press, Inc. (1988); and Methods in Plant Molecular Biology (Schuler and Zielinski, eds.) Academic Press, Inc. (1989). See also U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/008,374 herein incorporated by reference. See also, EPA 0193259 and EPA 0451878A1. It is understood that the method of transformation will depend upon the plant cell to be transformed.

It is further recognized that the components of the expression cassette may be modified to increase expression. For example, truncated sequences, nucleotide substitutions or other modifications may be employed. See, for example Perlak et al. (1991) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 88:3324-3328; Murray et al., (1989) Nucleic Acids Research 17:477-498; and WO 91/16432.

The construct may also include any other necessary regulators such as terminators, (Guerineau et al., (1991), Mol. Gen. Genet., 226:141-144; Proudfoot, (1991), Cell, 64:671-674; Sanfacon et al., (1991), Genes Dev., 5:141-149; Mogen et al., (1990), Plant Cell, 2:1261-1272; Munroe et al., (1990), Gene, 91:151-158; Ballas et al et al., (1989), Nucleic Acids Res., 17:7891-7903; Joshi et al., (1987), Nucleic Acid Res., 15:9627-9639); plant translational consensus sequences (Joshi, C. P., (1987), Nucleic Acids Research, 15:6643-6653), introns (Luehrsen and Walbot, (1991), Mol. Gen. Genet., 225:81-93) and the like, operably linked to the nucleotide sequence. It may be beneficial to include 5' leader sequences in the expression cassette construct. Such leader sequences can act to enhance translation. Translational leaders are known in the art and include:

Picornavirus leaders, for example, EMCV leader (encephalomyocarditis 5' noncoding region) (Elroy-Stein, O., Fuerst, T. R., and Moss, B. (1989) PNAS USA 86:6126-6130);

Potyvirus leaders, for example, TEV leader (Tobacco Etch Virus) (Allison et al., (1986); MDMV leader (Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus); Virology, 154:9-20), and

Human immunoglobulin heavy-chain binding protein (BiP), (Macejak, D. G., and Sarnow, P., (1991), Nature, 353:90-94;

Untranslated leader from the coat protein mRNA of alfalfa mosaic virus (AMV RNA 4), (Jobling, S. A., and Gehrke, L., (1987), Nature, 325:622-625;

Tobacco mosaic virus leader (TMV), (Gallie, D. R. et al., (1989), Molecular Biology of RNA, pages 237-256; and

Maize Chlorotic Mottle Virus leader (MCMV) (Lommel, S. A. et al., (1991), Virology, 81:382-385. See also, Della-Cioppa et al., (1987), Plant Physiology, 84:965-968.

A plant terminator may be utilized in the expression cassette. See, Rosenberg et al., (1987), Gene, 56:125; Guerineau et al., (1991), Mol. Gen. Genet., 226:141-144; Proudfoot, (1991), Cell, 64:671-674; Sanfacon et al., (1991), Genes Dev., 5:141-149; Mogen et al., (1990), Plant Cell, 2:1261-1272; Munroe et al., (1990), Gene, 91:151-158; Ballas et al., (1989), Nucleic Acids Res., 17:7891-7903; Joshi et al., (1987), Nucleic Acid Res., 15:9627-9639.

For tissue specific expression, the nucleotide sequences of the invention can be operably linked to tissue specific promoters. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,136 herein incorporated by reference.

It is recognized that the genes encoding the pesticidal proteins can be used to transform insect pathogenic organisms. Such organisms include Baculoviruses, fungi, protozoa, bacteria and nematodes.

The Bacillus strains of the invention may be used for protecting agricultural crops and products from pests. Alternatively, a gene encoding the pesticide may be introduced via a suitable vector into a microbial host, and said host applied to the environment or plants or animals. Microorganism hosts may be selected which are known to occupy the "phytosphere" (phylloplane, phyllosphere, rhizosphere, and/or rhizoplana) of one or more crops of interest. These microorganisms are selected so as to be capable of successfully competing in the particular environment with the wild-type microorganisms, provide for stable maintenance and expression of the gene expressing the polypeptide pesticide, and, desirably, provide for improved protection of the pesticide from environmental degradation and inactivation.

Such microorganisms include bacteria, algae, and fungi. Of particular interest are microorganisms, such as bacteria, e.g., Pseudomonas, Erwinia, Serratia, Klebsiella, Xanthomonas, Streptomyces, Rhizobium, Rhodopseudomonas, Methylius, Agrobacterium, Acetobacter, Lactobacillus, Arthrobacter, Azotobacter, Leuconostoc, and Alcaligenes; fungi, particularly yeast, e.g., Saccharomyces, Cryptococcus, Kluyveromyces, Sporobolomyces, Rhodotorula, and Aureobasidium. Of particular interest are such phytosphere bacterial species as Pseudomonas syringae, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Serratia marcescens, Acetobacter xylinum, Agrobacteria, Rhodopseudomonas spheroides, Xanthomonas campestris, Rhizobium melioti, Alcaligenes entrophus, Clavibacter xyli and Azotobacter vinlandii; and phytosphere yeast species such as Rhodotorula rubra, R. glutinis, R. marina, R. aurantiaca, Cryptococcus albidus, C. diffluens, C. laurentii, Saccharomyces rosei, S. pretoriensis, S. cerevisiae, Sporobolomyces rosues, S. odorus, Kluyveromyces veronae, and Aureobasidium pollulans. Of particular interest are the pigmented microorganisms.

A number of ways are available for introducing a gene expressing the pesticidal protein into the microorganism host under conditions which allow for stable maintenance and expression of the gene. For example, expression cassettes can be constructed which include the DNA constructs of interest operably linked with the transcriptional and translational regulatory signals for expression of the DNA constructs, and a DNA sequence homologous with a sequence in the host organism, whereby integration will occur, and/or a replication system which is functional in the host, whereby integration or stable maintenance will occur.

Transcriptional and translational regulatory signals include but are not limited to promoter, transcriptional initiation start site, operators, activators, enhancers, other regulatory elements, ribosomal binding sites, an initiation codon, termination signals, and the like. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,039,523; U.S. Pat. No. 4,853,331; EPO 0480762A2; Sambrook et al. supra; Molecular Cloning, a Laboratory Manual, Maniatis et al. (eds) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1982); Advanced Bacterial Genetics, Davis et al. (eds.) Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, N.Y. (1980); and the references cited therein.

Suitable host cells, where the pesticide-containing cells will be treated to prolong the activity of the toxin in the cell when the then treated cell is applied to the environment of the target pest(s), may include either prokaryotes or eukaryotes, normally being limited to those cells which do not produce substances toxic to higher organisms, such as mammals. However, organisms which produce substances toxic to higher organisms could be used, where the toxin is unstable or the level of application sufficiently low as to avoid any possibility of toxicity to a mammalian host. As hosts, of particular interest will be the prokaryotes and the lower eukaryotes, such as fungi. Illustrative prokaryotes, both Gram-negative and -positive, include Enterobacteriaceae, such as Escherichia, Erwinia, Shigella, Salmonella, and Proteus; Bacillaceae; Rhizobiceae, such as Rhizobium; Spirillaceae, such as photobacterium, Zymomonas, Serratia, Aeromonas, Vibrio, Desulfovibrio, Spirillum; Lactobacillaceae; Pseudomonadaceae, such as Pseudomonas and Acetobacter; Azotobacteraceae and Nitrobacteraceae. Among eukaryotes are fungi, such as Phycomycetes and Ascomycetes, which includes yeast, such a Saccharomyces and Schizosaccharromyces; and Basidiomycetes yeast, such as Rhodotorula, Aureobasidium, Sporobolomyces, and the like.

Characteristics of particular interest in selecting a host cell for purposes of production include ease of introducing the protein gene into the host, availability of expression systems, efficiency of expression, stability of the protein in the host, and the presence of auxiliary genetic capabilities. Characteristics of interest for use as a pesticide microcapsule include protective qualities for the pesticide, such as thick cell walls, pigmentation, and intracellular packaging or formation of inclusion bodies; leaf affinity; lack of mammalian toxicity; attractiveness to pests for ingestion; ease of killing and fixing without damage to the toxin; and the like. Other considerations include ease of formulation and handling, economics, storage stability, and the like.

Host organisms of particular interest include yeast, such as Rhodotorula sp., Aureobasidium sp., Saccharomyces sp., and Sporobolomyces sp.; phylloplane organisms such as Pseudomonas sp., Erwinia sp. and Flavobacterium sp.; or such other organisms as Escherichia, LactoBacillus sp., Bacillus sp., and the like. Specific organisms include Pseudomonas aeurginosa, Pseudomonas fluorescens, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Bacillus thuringiensis, Escherichia coli, Bacillus subtilis, and the like.

VIP genes can be introduced into micro-organisms that multiply on plants (epiphytes) to deliver VIP proteins to potential target pests. Epiphytes can be gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria for example.

Root colonizing bacteria, for example, can be isolated from the plant of interest by methods known in the art. Specifically, a Bacillus cereus strain which colonizes roots could be isolated from roots of a plant (for example see J. Handelsman, S. Raffel, E. Mester, L. Wunderlich and C. Grau, Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 56:713-718, (1990)). VIP1 and/or VIP2 could be introduced into a root colonizing Bacillus cereus by standard methods known in the art.

Specifically, VIP1 and/or VIP2 derived from Bacillus cereus strain AB78 can be introduced into a root colonizing Bacillus cereus by means of conjugation using standard methods (J. Gonzalez, B. Brown and B. Carlton, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 79:6951-6955, (1982)).

Also, VIP1 and/or VIP2 or other VIPs of the invention can be introduced into the root colonizing Bacillus by means of electro-transformation. Specifically, VIPs can be cloned into a shuttle vector, for example, pHT3101 (D. Lereclus et al., FEMS Microbiol. Letts., 60:211-218 (1989)) as described in Example 10. The shuttle vector pHT3101 containing the coding sequence for the particular VIP can then be transformed into the root colonizing Bacillus by means of electroporation (D. Lereclus et al. 1989, FEMS Microbiol. Letts. 60:211-218).

Expression systems can be designed so that VIP proteins are secreted outside the cytoplasm of gram negative bacteria, E. coli, for example. Advantages of having VIP proteins secreted are (1) it avoids potential toxic effects of VIP proteins expressed within the cytoplasm and (2) it can increase the level of VIP protein expressed and (3) can aid in efficient purification of VIP protein.

VIP proteins can be made to be secreted in E. coli, for example, by fusing an appropriate E. coli signal peptide to the amino-terminal end of the VIP signal peptide or replacing the VIP signal peptide with the E. coli signal peptide. Signal peptides recognized by E. coli can be found in proteins already known to be secreted in E. coli, for example the OmpA protein (J. Ghrayeb, H. Kimura, M. Takahara, Y. Masui and M. Inouye, EMBO J., 3:2437-2442 (1984)). OmpA is a major protein of the E. coli outer membrane and thus its signal peptide is thought to be efficient in the translocation process. Also, the OmpA signal peptide does not need to be modified before processing as may be the case for other signal peptides, for example lipoprotein signal peptide (G. Duffaud, P. March and M. Inouye, Methods in Enzymology 153:492 (1987)).

Specifically, unique BamHI restriction sites can be introduced at the amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal ends of the VIP coding sequences using standard methods known in the art. These BamHI fragments can be cloned, in frame, into the vector pIN-III-ompA1, A2 or A3 (J. Ghrayeb, H. Kimura, M. Takahara, H. Hsiung, Y. Masui and M. Inouye, EMBO J., 3:2437-2442 (1984)) thereby creating ompA:VIP fusion gene which is secreted into the periplasmic space. The other restriction sites in the polylinker of pIN-III-ompA can be eliminated by standard methods known in the art so that the VIP amino-terminal amino acid coding sequence is directly after the ompA signal peptide cleavage site. Thus, the secreted VIP sequence in E. coli would then be identical to the native VIP sequence.

When the VIP native signal peptide is not needed for proper folding of the mature protein, such signal sequences can be removed and replaced with the ompA signal sequence. Unique BamHI restriction sites can be introduced at the amino-termini of the proprotein coding sequences directly after the signal peptide coding sequences of VIP and at the carboxy-termini of VIP coding sequence. These BamHI fragments can then be cloned into the pIN-III-ompA vectors as described above.

General methods for employing the strains of the invention in pesticide control or in engineering other organisms as pesticidal agents are known in the art. See, for example U.S. Pat. No. 5,039,523 and EP 0480762A2.

VIPs can be fermented in a bacterial host and the resulting bacteria processed and used as a microbial spray in the same manner that Bacillus thuringiensis strains have been used as insecticidal sprays. In the case of a VIP(s) which is secreted from Bacillus, the secretion signal is removed or mutated using procedures known in the art. Such mutations and/or deletions prevent secretion of the VIP protein(s) into the growth medium during the fermentation process. The VIPs are retained within the cell and the cells are then processed to yield the encapsulated VIPs. Any suitable microorganism can be used for this purpose. Psuedomonas has been used to express Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins as encapsulated proteins and the resulting cells processed and sprayed as an insecticide. (H. Gaertner et al. 1993, In Advanced Engineered Pesticides, L. Kim ed.)

Various strains of Bacillus thuringiensis are used in this manner. Such Bt strains produce endotoxin protein(s) as well as VIPs. Alternatively, such strains can produce only VIPs. A sporulation deficient strain of Bacillus subtilis has been shown to produce high levels of the CryIIIA endotoxin from Bacillus thuringiensis (Agaisse, H. and Lereclus, D., "Expression in Bacillus subtilis of the Bacillus thuringiensis CryIIIA toxin gene is not dependent on a sporulation-specific sigma factor and is increased in a spoOA mutant", J. Bacteriol., 176:4734-4741 (1994)). A similar spoOA mutant can be prepared in Bacillus thuringiensis and used to produce encapsulated VIPs which are not secreted into the medium but are retained within the cell.

To have VIPs maintained within the Bacillus cell the signal peptide can be disarmed so that it no longer functions as a secretion signal. Specifically, the putative signal peptide for VIP1 encompasses the first 31 amino acids of the protein with the putative consensus cleavage site, Ala--X--Ala, at the C-terminal portion of this sequence (G. von Heijne , J. Mol. Biol. 184:99-105 (1989)) and the putative signal peptide for VIP2 encompasses the first 40 amino acids of the protein with the putative cleavage site after Ala40. The cleavage sites in either VIP1 or VIP2 can be mutated with methods known in the art to replace the cleavage site consensus sequence with alternative amino acids that are not recognized by the signal peptidases.

Alternatively, the signal peptides of VIP1, VIP2 and/or other VIPs of the invention can be eliminated from the sequence thereby making them unrecognizable as secretion proteins in Bacillus. Specifically, a methionine start site can be engineered in front of the proprotein sequence in VIP1, starting at Asp32, or the proprotein sequence in VIP2, starting at Glu41 using methods known in the art.

VIP genes can be introduced into micro-organisms that mutiply on plants (epiphytes) to deliver VIP proteins to potential target pests. Epiphytes can be gram-positive or gram-negative bacteria for example.

The Bacillus strains of the invention or the microorganisms which have been genetically altered to contain the pesticidal gene and protein may be used for protecting agricultural crops and products from pests. In one aspect of the invention, whole, i.e., unlysed, cells of a toxin (pesticide)-producing organism are treated with reagents that prolong the activity of the toxin produced in the cell when the cell is applied to the environment of target pest(s).

Alternatively, the pesticides are produced by introducing a heterologous gene into a cellular host. Expression of the heterologous gene results, directly or indirectly, in the intracellular production and maintenance of the pesticide. These cells are then treated under conditions that prolong the activity of the toxin produced in the cell when the cell is applied to the environment of target pest(s). The resulting product retains the toxicity of the toxin. These naturally encapsulated pesticides may then be formulated in accordance with conventional techniques for application to the environment hosting a target pest, e.g., soil, water, and foliage of plants. See, for example EPA 0192319, and the references cited therein.

The active ingredients of the present invention are normally applied in the form of compositions and can be applied to the crop area or plant to be treated, simultaneously or in succession, with other compounds. These compounds can be both fertilizers or micronutrient donors or other preparations that influence plant growth. They can also be selective herbicides, insecticides, fungicides, bactericides, nematicides, mollusicides or mixtures of several of these preparations, if desired, together with further agriculturally acceptable carriers, surfactants or application-promoting adjuvants customarily employed in the art of formulation. Suitable carriers and adjuvants can be solid or liquid and correspond to the substances ordinarily employed in formulation technology, e.g. natural or regenerated mineral substances, solvents, dispersants, wetting agents, tackifiers, binders or fertilizers.

Preferred methods of applying an active ingredient of the present invention or an agrochemical composition of the present invention which contains at least one of the pesticidal proteins produced by the bacterial strains of the present invention are leaf application, seed coating and soil application. The number of applications and the rate of application depend on the intensity of infestation by the corresponding pest.

In one embodiment of the invention a Bacillus cereus microorganism has been isolated which is capable of killing Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, and Diabrotica longicornis barberi. The novel B. cereus strain AB78 has been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA and given Accession No. NRRL B-21058.

A fraction protein has been substantially purified from the B. cereus strain. This purification of the protein has been verified by SDS-PAGE and biological activity. The protein has a molecular weight of about 60 to about 100 kDa, particularly about 70 to about 90 kDa, more particularly about 80 kDa, hereinafter VIP.

Amino-terminal sequencing has revealed the N-terminal amino-acid sequence to be:

    NH.sub.2 --Lys--Arg--Glu--Ile--Asp--Glu--Asp--Thr--Asp--Thr--Asx--Gly--Asp--Ser--Ile--Pro--                                                   (SEQ ID NO:8)

where Asx represents either Asp or Asn. The entire amino acid sequence is given in SEQ ID NO:7. The DNA sequence which encodes the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:7 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:6.

An oligonuleotide probe for the region of the gene encoding amino acids 3-9 of the NH₂ -terminus has been generated. The probe was synthesized based on the codon usage of a Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) δ-endotoxin gene. The nucleotide sequence of the oligonucleotide probe used for Southern hybridizations was as follows:

    5'-GAA ATT GAT CAA GAT ACN GAT-3'                          (SEQ ID NO:9)

where N represents any base.

In addition, the DNA probe for the Bc AB78 VIP1 gene described herein, permits the screening of any Bacillus strain or other organisms to determine whether the VIP1 gene (or related gene) is naturally present or whether a particular transformed organism includes the VIP1 gene.

The invention now being generally described, the same will be better understood by reference to the following detailed examples that are provided for the purpose of illustration and are not to be considered limiting of the invention unless so specified.

A standard nomenclature has been developed based on the sequence identity of the proteins encompassed by the present invention. The gene and protein names for the detailed examples which follow and their relationship to the names used in the parent application are shown below.

    ______________________________________                                         Gene/Protein                                                                   Name under                                                                     Standard Gene/Protein                                                          Nomenclature                                                                            Name in Parent                                                                            Description of Protein                                     ______________________________________                                         VIP1A(a) VIP1       VIP1 from strain AB78 as disclosed in                                          SEQ ID NO:5.                                               VIP2A(a) VIP2       VIP2 from strain AB78 as disclosed in                                          SEQ ID NO:2.                                               VIP1A(b) VIP1 homolog                                                                              VIP1 from Bacillus thuringiensis var.                                          tenebrionis as disclosed in                                                    SEQ ID NO:21.                                              VIP2A(b) VIP2 homolog                                                                              VIP2 from Bacillus thuringiensis var.                                          tenebrionis as disclosed in                                                    SEQ ID NO:20.                                              VIP3A(a) --         VIP from strain AB88 as disclosed in                                           SEQ ID NO:28 of the present                                                    application                                                VIP3A(b) --         VIP from strain AB424 as disclosed in                                          SEQ ID NO:31 of the present                                                    application                                                ______________________________________                                    

EXPERIMENTAL EXAMPLE 1 AB78 Isolation and Characterization

Bacillus cereus strain AB78 was isolated as a plate contaminant in the laboratory on T3 media (per liter: 3 g tryptone, 2 g tryptose, 1.5 g yeast extract, 0.05M sodium phosphate (pH 6.8), and 0.005 g MnCl₂ ; Travers, R. S. 1983). During log phase growth, AB78 gave significant activity against western corn rootworm. Antibiotic activity against gram-positive Bacillus spp. was also demonstrated (Table 12).

                  TABLE 12                                                         ______________________________________                                         Antibiotic activity of AB78 culture supernatant                                                Zone of inhibition (cm)                                        Bacteria tested   AB78   Streptomycin                                          ______________________________________                                         E. coli           0.0    3.0                                                   B. megaterium     1.1    2.2                                                   B. mycoides       1.3    2.1                                                   B. cereus CB      1.0    2.0                                                   B. cereus 11950   1.3    2.1                                                   B. cereus 14579   1.0    2.4                                                   B. cereus AB78    0.0    2.2                                                   Bt var. israelensis                                                                              1.1    2.2                                                   Bt var. tenebrionis                                                                              0.9    2.3                                                   ______________________________________                                    

Morphological characteristics of AB78 are as follows:

Vegetative rods straight, 3.1-5.0 mm long and 0.5-2.0 mm wide. Cells with rounded ends, single in short chains. Single subterminal, cylindrical-oval, endospore formed per cell. No parasporal crystal formed. Colonies opaque, erose, lobate and flat. No pigments produced. Cells motile. Flagella present.

Growth characteristics of AB78 are as follows:

Facultative anaerobe with optimum growth temperature of 21-30° C. Will grow at 15, 20, 25, 30 and 37° C. Will not grow above 40° C. Grows in 5-7% NaCl.

Table 13 provides the biochemical profile of AB78.

                  TABLE 13                                                         ______________________________________                                         Biochemical characteristics of B. cereus strain AB78.                          ______________________________________                                         Acid from L-arabinose                                                                        -      Methylene blue reoxidized                                                                       +                                        Gas from L-arabinose                                                                         -      Nitrate reduced  +                                        Acid from D-xylose                                                                           -      NO.sub.3 reduced to NO.sub.2                                                                    +                                        Gas from D-xylose                                                                            -      VP               +                                        Acid from D-glucose                                                                          +      H.sub.2 O.sub.2 decomposed                                                                      +                                        Gas from D-glucose                                                                           -      Indole           -                                        Acid from lactose                                                                            -      Tyrosine decomposed                                                                             +                                        Gas from lactose                                                                             -      Dihydroxiacetone -                                        Acid from sucrose                                                                            -      Litmus milk acid -                                        Gas from sucrose                                                                             -      Litmus milk coagulated                                                                          -                                        Acid from D-mannitol                                                                         -      Litrnus milk alkaline                                                                           -                                        Gas from D-mannitol                                                                          -      Litmus milk peptonized                                                                          -                                        Proprionate utilization                                                                      +      Litmus milk reduced                                                                             -                                        Citrate utilization                                                                          +      Casein hydrolyzed                                                                               +                                        Hippurate hydrolysis                                                                         w      Starch hydrolyzed                                                                               +                                        Methylene blue reduced                                                                       +      Gelatin liquidified                                                                             +                                                             Lecithinase produced                                                                            w                                        ______________________________________                                          w = weak reaction                                                        

EXAMPLE 2 Bacterial Culture

A subculture of Bc strain AB78 was used to inoculate the following medium, known as TB broth:

    ______________________________________                                         Tryptone             12     g/l                                                Yeast Extract        24     g/l                                                Glycerol             4      ml/l                                               KH.sub.2 PO.sub.4    2.1    g/l                                                K.sub.2 HPO.sub.4    14.7   g/l                                                pH 7.4                                                                         ______________________________________                                    

The potassium phosphate was added to the autoclaved broth after cooling. Flasks were incubated at 30° C. on a rotary shaker at 250 rpm for 24 h.-36 h, which represents an early to mid-log growth phase.

The above procedure can be readily scaled up to large fermentors by procedures well known in the art.

During vegetative growth, usually 24-36 h. after starting the culture, which represents an early to mid-log growth phase, AB78 bacteria were centrifuged from the culture supernatant. The culture supernatant containing the active protein was used in bioassays.

EXAMPLE 3 Insect Bioassays

B. cereus strain AB78 was tested against various insects as described below.

Western, Northern and Southern corn rootworm, Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, D. longcornis barberi and D. undecempunctata howardi, respectively: dilutions were made of AB78 culture supernatant grown 24-36 h., mixed with molten artificial diet (Marrone et al. (1985) J. of Economic Entomology 78:290-293) and allowed to solidify. Solidified diet was cut and placed in dishes. Neonate larvae were placed on the diet and held at 30° C. Mortality was recorded after 6 days.

E. coli clone bioassay: E. coli cells were grown overnight in broth containing 100 μg/ml ampicillin at 37° C. Ten ml culture was sonicated 3X for 20 sec each. 500 μl of sonicated culture was added to molten western corn rootworm diet.

Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata: dilutions in Triton X-100 (to give final concentration of 0.1% TX-100) were made of AB78 culture supernatant grown 24-36 h. Five cm² potato leaf pieces were dipped into these dilutions, air dried, and placed on moistened filter paper in plastic dishes. Neonate larvae were placed on the leaf pieces and held at 30° C. Mortality was recorded after 3-5 days.

Yellow mealworm, Tenebrio molitor: dilutions were made of AB78 culture supernatant grown 24-36 h., mixed with molten artificial diet (Bioserv #F9240) and allowed to solidify. Solidified diet was cut and placed in plastic dishes. Neonate larvae were placed on the diet and held at 30° C. Mortality was recorded after 6-8 days.

European corn borer, black cutworm, tobacco budworm, tobacco hornworm and beet armyworm; Ostrinia nubilalis, Agrotis ipsilon, Heliothis virescens, Manduca sexta and Spodoptera exigua, respectively: dilutions, in TX-100 (to give final concentration of 0.1% TX-100), were made of AB78 culture supernatant grown 24-36 hrs. 100 μl was pipetted onto the surface of 18 cm² of solidified artificial diet (Bioserv #F9240) and allowed to air dry. Neonate larvae were then placed onto the surface of the diet and held at 30° C. Mortality was recorded after 3-6 days.

Northern house mosquito, Culex pipiens:-dilutions were made of AB78 culture supernatant grown 24-36 h. 100 μl was pipetted into 10 ml water in a 30 ml plastic cup. Third instar larvae were added to the water and held at room temperature. Mortality was recorded after 24-48 hours. The spectrum of entomocidal activity of AB78 is given in Table 14.

                  TABLE 14                                                         ______________________________________                                         Activity of AB78 culture supernatant against various insect species            Insect species                                                                 tested to date      Order  Activity                                            ______________________________________                                         Western corn rootworm                                                                              Col    +++                                                 (Diabrotica virgifera                                                          virgifera)                                                                     Northern corn rootworm                                                                             Col    +++                                                 (Diabrotica longicornis                                                        barberi)                                                                       Southern corn rootworm                                                                             Col    -                                                   (Diabrotica undecimpunctata                                                    howardi)                                                                       Colorado potato beetle                                                                             Col    -                                                   (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)                                                    Yellow mealworm     Col    -                                                   (Tenebrio molitor)                                                             European corn borer Lep    -                                                   (Ostrinia nubilalis)                                                           Tobacco budworm     Lep    -                                                   (Heliothis virescens)                                                          Tobacco hornworm    Lep    -                                                   (Manduca sexta)                                                                Beet armyworm       Lep    -                                                   (Spodoptera exigua)                                                            Black cutworm       Lep    -                                                   (Agrotis ipsilon)                                                              Northern house mosquito                                                                            Dip    -                                                   (Culex pipiens)                                                                ______________________________________                                    

The newly discovered B. cereus strain AB78 showed a significantly different spectrum of insecticidal activity as compared to known coleopteran active δ-endotoxins from Bt. In particular, AB78 showed more selective activity against beetles than known coleopteran-active Bt strains in that it was specifically active against Diabrotica spp. More specifically, it was most active against D. virgifera virgifera and D. longicornis barberi but not D. undecimpunctata howardi.

A number of Bacillus strains were bioassayed for activity during vegetative growth (Table 15) against western corn rootworm. The results demonstrate that AB78 is unique in that activity against western corn rootworm is not a general phenomenon.

                  TABLE 15                                                         ______________________________________                                         Activity of culture supernatants from various Bacillus spp.                    against western corn rootworm                                                                    Percent                                                      Bacillus strain   WCRW mortality                                               ______________________________________                                         B. cereus AB78 (Bat.1)                                                                           100                                                          B. cereus A1378 (Bat.2)                                                                          100                                                          B. cereus (Carolina Bio.)                                                                        12                                                           B. cereus ATCC 11950                                                                             12                                                           B. cereus ATCC 14579                                                                             8                                                            B. mycoides (Carolina Bio.)                                                                      30                                                           B. popilliae      28                                                           B. thuringiensis HD135                                                                           41                                                           B. thuringiensis RD191                                                                           9                                                            B. thuringiensis GC91                                                                            4                                                            B. thuringiensis isrealensis                                                                     24                                                           Water Control     4                                                            ______________________________________                                    

Specific activity of AB78 against western corn rootworm is provided in Table 16.

                  TABLE 16                                                         ______________________________________                                         Activity of AB78 culture supernatant                                           against neonate western corn rootworm                                          Culture supernatant                                                                            Percent                                                        concentration (μl/ml)                                                                       WCRW mortality                                                 ______________________________________                                         100             100                                                            25              87                                                             10              80                                                             5               40                                                             2.5             20                                                             1               6                                                              0               0                                                              ______________________________________                                    

The LC₅₀ was calculated to be 6.2 μl of culture supernatant per ml of western corn rootworm diet.

The cell pellet was also bioassayed and had no activity against WCRW. Thus, the presence of activity only in the supernatant indicates that this VIP is an exotoxin.

EXAMPLE 4 Isolation and Purification of Corn Rootworm Active Proteins from AB78

Culture media free of cells and debris was made to 70% saturation by the addition of solid ammonium sulfate (472 g/L). Dissolution was at room temperature followed by cooling in an ice bath and centrifugation at 10,000 X g for thirty minutes to pellet the precipitated proteins. The supernatant was discarded and the pellet was dissolved in 1/10 the original volume of 20 mM TRIS-HCl at pH 7.5. The dissolved pellet was desalted either by dialysis in 20 mM TRIS-HCl pH 7.5, or passing through a desalting column.

The desalted material was titrated to pH 3.5 using 20 mM sodium citrate pH 2.5. Following a thirty minute room temperature incubation the solution was centrifuged at 3000 X g for ten minutes. The supernatant at this stage contained the greatest amount of active protein.

Following neutralization of the pH to 7.0 the supernatant was applied to a Mono-Q, anion exchange, column equilibrated with 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5 at a flow rate of 300 mL/min. The column was developed with a stepwise and linear gradient employing 400 mM NaCl in 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5.

Bioassay of the column fractions and SDS-PAGE analysis were used to confirm the active fractions. SDS-PAGE analysis identified the biologically active protein as having components of a molecular weight in the range of about 80 kDa and 50 kDa.

EXAMPLE 5 Sequence Analysis of the Corn Rootworm Active Protein

The 80 kDa component isolated by SDS-PAGE was transferred to PVDF membrane and was subjected to amino-terminal sequencing as performed by repetitive Edman cycles on an ABI 470 pulsed-liquid sequencer. Transfer was carried out in 10 mM CAPS buffer with 10% methanol pH 11.0 as follows:

Incubation of the gel following electrophoresis was done in transfer buffer for five minutes. ProBlott PVDF membrane was wetted with 100% MeOH briefly then equilibrated in transfer buffer. The sandwich was arranged between foam sponges and filter paper squares with the configuration of cathode-gel-membrane-anode.

Transfer was performed at 70 V constant voltage for 1 hour.

Following transfer, the membrane was rinsed with water and stained for two minutes with 0.25% Coomassie Blue R-250 in 50% MeOH.

Destaining was done with several rinses with 50% MeOH 40% water 10% acetic acid.

Following destaining the membrane was air dried prior to excision of the bands for sequence analysis. A BlottCartridge and appropriate cycles were utilized to achieve maximum efficiency and yield. Data analysis was performed using model 610 Sequence Analysis software for identifying and quantifying the PTH-amino acid derivatives for each sequential cycle.

The N-terminal sequence was determined to be:

NH₂ --Lys--Arg--Glu--Ile--Asp--Glu--Asp--Thr--Asp--Thr--Asx--Gly--Asp--Ser--Ile--Pro-- (SEQ ID NO:8) where Asx represents Asp or Asn. The complete amino acid sequence for the 80 kDa component is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:7. The DNA sequence which encodes SEQ ID NO:7 is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:6.

EXAMPLE 6 Construction of DNA Probe

An oligonucleotide probe for the region of the gene encoding amino acids 3-9 of the N-terminal sequence (Example 5) was generated. The probe was synthesized based on the codon usage of a Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) δ-endotoxin gene. The nucleotide sequence

    5'-GAA ATT GAT CAA GAT ACN GAT-3'                          (SEQ ID NO:9)

was used as a probe in Southern hybridizations. The oligonucleotide was synthesized using standard procedures and equipment.

EXAMPLE 7 Isoelectric Point Determination of the Corn Rootworm Active Protein

Purified protein from step 5 of the purification process was analyzed on a 3-9 pI isoelectric focusing gel using the Phastgel electrophoresis system (Pharmacia). Standard operating procedures for the unit were followed for both the separation and silver staining development procedures. The pI was approximated at about 4.9.

EXAMPLE 8 PCR Data on AB78

PCR analysis (See, for example U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/008,006; and, Carozzi et al. (1991) Appl. Environ. Microbiol. 57(11):3057-3061, herein incorporated by reference.) was used to verify that the B. cereus strain AB78 did not contain any insecticidal crystal protein genes of B. thuringiensis or B. sphaericus (Table 17).

                  TABLE 17                                                         ______________________________________                                         Bacillus insecticidal crystal protein                                          gene primers tested by PCR against AB78 DNA.                                   Primers Tested     Product Produced                                            ______________________________________                                         2 sets specific for CryIIIA                                                                       Negative                                                    CryIIIB            Negative                                                    2 sets specific for CryIA                                                                         Negative                                                    CryIA(a)           Negative                                                    CryIA(b) specific  Negative                                                    CryIB              Negative                                                    CryIC specific     Negative                                                    CryIE specific     Negative                                                    2 sets specific for B. sphaericus                                                                 Negative                                                    2 sets specific for CryIV                                                                         Negative                                                    Bacillus control (PI-PLC)                                                                         Positive                                                    ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 9 Cosmid Cloning of Total DNA from B. cereus Strain AB78

The VIP1A(a) gene was cloned from total DNA prepared from strain AB78 as follows:

Isolation of AB78 DNA Was as Follows

1. Grow bacteria in 10 ml L-broth overnight. (Use 50 ml sterile centrifuge tube)

2. Add 25 ml of fresh L-broth and ampicillin (30 μg/ml).

3. Grow cells 2-6 h. at 30° C. with shaking.

4. Spin cells in a 50 ml polypropylene orange cap tube in IEC benchtop clinical centrifuge at 3/4 speed.

5. Resuspend cell pellet in 10 ml TES (TES=50 mM TRIS pH 8.0, 100 mM EDTA, 15 mM NaCl).

6. Add 30 mg lysozyme and incubate 2 hrs at 37° C.

7. Add 200 μl 20% SDS and 400 μl Proteinase K stock (20 mg/ml). Incubate at 37° C.

8. Add 200 μl fresh Proteinase K. Incubate I hr. at 55° C. Add 5 ml TES to make 15 ml final volume.

9. Phenol extract twice (10 ml phenol, spin at room temperature at 3/4 speed in an IEC benchtop clinical centrifuge). Transfer supernatant (upper phase) to a clean tube using a wide bore pipette.

10. Extract once with 1:1 vol. phenol:chloroform/isoamyl alcohol (24:1 ratio).

11. Precipitate DNA with an equal volume of cold isopropanol; Centrifuge to pellet DNA.

12. Resuspend pellet in 5 ml TE.

13. Precipitate DNA with 0.5 ml 3M NaOAc pH 5.2 and 11 ml 95% ethanol. Place at -20° C. for 2h.

14. "Hook" DNA from tube with a plastic loop, transfer to a microfuge tube, spin, pipette off excess ethanol, dry in vacuo.

15. Resuspend in 0.5 ml TE. Incubate 90 min. at 65° C. to help get DNA back into solution.

16. Determine concentration using standard procedures.

Cosmid Cloning of AB78

All procedures, unless indicated otherwise, were performed according to Stratagene Protocol, Supercos 1 Instruction Manual, Cat. No. 251301.

Generally, the steps were as follows:

A. Sau 3A partial digestion of the AB78 DNA.

B. Preparation of vector DNA

C. Ligation and packaging of DNA

D. Tittering the cosmid library

1. Start a culture of HB101 cells by placing 50 ml of an overnight culture in 5 mls of TB with 0.2% maltose. Incubate 3.5 hrs. at 37° C.

2. Spin out cells and resuspend in 0.5 ml 10 mM MgSO₄.

3. Add together:

100 μl cells

100 μl diluted packaging mixture

100 μl 10 mM MgSO₄

30 μl TB

4. Adsorb at room temperature for 30 minutes with no shaking.

5. Add 1 ml TB and mix gently. Incubate 30 minutes at 37° C.

6. Plate 200 μl onto L-amp plates. Incubate at 37° C. overnight.

At least 400 cosmid clones were selected at random and screened for activity against western corn rootworm as described in Example 3. DNA from 5 active clones and 5 non-active clones were used in Southern hybridizations. Results demonstrated that hybridization using the above described oligonucleotide probe correlated with western corn rootworm activity (Table 18).

Cosmid clones P3-12 and P5-4 have been deposited with the Agricultural Research Service Patent Culture Collection (NRRL) and given Accession Nos. NRRL B-21061 and NRRL B-21059 respectively.

                  TABLE 18                                                         ______________________________________                                         Activity of AB78 cosmid clones against western corn rootworm.                             Mean                                                                Clone      percent mortality (N = 4)                                           ______________________________________                                         Clones which hybridize with probe                                              P1-73      47                                                                  P1-83      64                                                                  P2-2       69                                                                  P3-12      85                                                                  P5-4       97                                                                  Clones which do not hybridize with probe                                       P1-2       5                                                                   P3-8       4                                                                   P3-9       12                                                                  P3-18      0                                                                   P4-6       9                                                                   ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 10 Identification of a 6 kb Region Active Against Western Corn Rootworm

DNA from P3-12 was partially digested with restriction enzyme Sau 3A, and ligated into the E. coli vector pUC19 and transformed into E. coli. A DNA probe specific for the 80 kDa VIP1A(a) protein was synthesized by PCR amplification of a portion of P3-12 DNA. Oligonucleotides MK113 and MK117, which hybridize to portions of VIP1A(a), were synthesized using the partial amino acid sequence of the 80 kDa protein. Plasmid subclones were identified by colony hybridization to the PCR-generated probe, and tested for activity against western corn rootworm. One such clone, PL2, hybridized to the PCR-generated fragment, and was active against western corn rootworm in the assay previously described.

A 6 kb Cla I restriction fragment from pL2 was cloned into the Sma I site of the E. coli-Bacillus shuttle vector pHT 3101 (Lereclus, D. et al., FEMS Microbiology Letters 60:211-218 (1989)) to yield pCIB6201. This construct confers anti-western corn rootworm activity upon both Bacillus and E. coli strains, in either orientation. pCIB6022 contains this same 6 kb Cla I fragment in pBluescript SK(+) (Stratagene), produces equivalent VIP1A(a) protein (by western blot), and is also active against western corn rootworm.

The nucleotide sequence of pCIB6022 was determined by the dideoxy termination method of Sanger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74:5463-5467 (1977), using PRISM Ready Reaction Dye Deoxy Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kits and PRISM Sequenase® Terminator Double-Stranded DNA Sequencing Kit and analyzed on an ABI 373 automatic sequencer. The sequence is given in SEQ ID NO: 1. The 6 kb fragment encodes both VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a), as indicated by the open reading frames described in SEQ ID NO: 1. The sequence encoding VIP1A(a) is further disclosed in SEQ ID NO:4. The relationship between VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) within the 6 kb fragment found in pCIB6022 is depicted in FIG. 1. pCIB6022 was deposited with the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession No. NRRL B-21222.

EXAMPLE 11 Functional Dissection of the VIP1A(a) DNA Region

To confirm that the VIP1A(a) open reading frame (ORF) is necessary for insecticidal activity a translational frameshift mutation was created in the gene. The restriction enzyme Bgl II recognizes a unique site located 857 bp into the coding region of VIP1A(a). pCIB6201 was digested with Bgl II, and the single-stranded ends filled-in with DNA polymerase (Klenow fragment) and dNTPS. The plasmid was re-ligated and transformed into E. coli. The resulting plasmid, pCIB6203, contains a four nucleotide insertion in the coding region of VIP1A(a). pCIB6203 does not confer WCRW insecticidal activity, confirming that VIP1A(a) is an essential component of western corn rootworm activity.

To further define the region necessary to encode VIP1A(a), subclones of the VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) (auxiliary protein) region were constructed and tested for their ability to complement the mutation in pCIB6203. pCIB6023 contains the 3.7kb Xba I--EcoRV fragment in pBluescript SK(+) (Stratagene). Western blot analysis indicates that pCIB6023 produces VIP1A(a) protein of equal size and quantity as clones PL2 and pCIB6022. pCIB6023 contains the entire gene encoding the 80 kD protein. pCIB6023 was deposited with the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession No. NRRL B-21223N. pCIB6206 contains the 4.3 kb Xba I--Cla I fragment from pCIB6022 in pBluescript SK(+) (Stratagene). pCIB6206 was also deposited with the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection, (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession No. NRRL B-21321.

pCIB6023, pCIB6206, and pCIB6203 do not produce detectable western corn rootworm activity when tested individually. However, a mixture of cells containing pCIB6203 (VIP1A(a)-mutated, plus VIP2A(a)) and cells containing pCIB6023 (only VIP1A(a)) shows high activity against western corn rootworm. Similarly, a mixture of cells containing pCIB6206 and cells containing pCIB6203 shows high activity against western corn rootworm.

To further define the limits of VIP2A(a), we constructed pCIB6024, which contains the entirety of VIP2A(a), but lacks most of the VIP1A(a) coding region. pCIB6024 was constructed by gel purifying the 2.2 kb Cla I--Sca I restriction fragment from pCIB6022, filling in the single-stranded ends with DNA polymerase (Klenow fragment) and dNTPs, and ligating this fragment into pBluescript SK(+) vector (Stratagene) digested with the enzyme Eco RV. Cells containing pCIB6024 exhibit no activity against western corn rootworm. However, a mixture of cells containing pCIB6024 and cells containing pCIB6023 shows high activity against western corn rootworm. (See FIG. 1).

Thus, pCIB6023 and pCIB6206 must produce a functional VIP1A(a) gene product, while pCIB6203 and pCIB6024 must produce a functional VIP2A(a) gene product. These results suggest a requirement for a gene product(s) from the VIP2A(a) region, in combination with VIP1A(a), to confer maximal western corn rootworm activity. (See FIG. 1)

EXAMPLE 12 AB78 Antibody Production

Antibody production was initiated in 2 Lewis rats to allow for both the possibility of moving to production of hybridoma cell lines and also to produce enough serum for limited screening of genomic DNA library. Another factor was the very limited amount of antigen available and the fact that it could only be produced to purity by PAGE and subsequent electrotransfer to nitrocellulose.

Due to the limited availability of antigen on nitrocellulose, the nitrocellulose was emulsified in DMSO and injected into the hind footpads of the animals to elicit B-cell production in the popliteal lymph nodes just upstream. A strong reacting serum was produced as judged by western blot analysis with the first production bleed. Several subsequent injections and bleeds produced enough serum to accomplish all of the screening required.

Hybridoma production with one of the rats was then initiated. The popliteal lymph node was excised, macerated, and the resulting cells fused with mouse myeloma P3×63Ag8.653. Subsequent cell screening was accomplished as described below. Four initial wells were selected which gave the highest emulsified antigen reaction to be moved to limited dilution cloning. An additional 10 wells were chosen for expansion and cryoperservation.

Procedure to Emulsify AB78 on Nitrocellulose in DMSO for ELISA Screening

After electrotransfer of AB78 samples run on PAGE to nitrocellulose, the reversible strain Ponceau S is used to visualize all protein transferred. The band corresponding to AB78 toxin, previously identified and N-terminal sequenced, was identified and excised from nitrocellulose. Each band is approximately 1 mm×5 mm in size to minimize the amount of nitrocellulose emulsified. A single band is placed in a microfuge tube with 250 μl of DMSO and macerated using a plastic pestle (Kontes, Vineland, N.J.). To aid in emulsification, the DMSO mixture is heated for 2-3 minutes at 37° C.-45° C. Some further maceration might be necessary following heating; however, all of the nitrocellulose should be emulsified. Once the AB78 sample is emulsified, it is placed on ice. In preparation for microtiter plate coating with the emulsified antigen, the sample must be diluted in borate buffered saline as follows: 1:5, 1:10, 1:15, 1:20, 1:30, 1:50, 1:100, and 0. The coating antigen must be prepared fresh immediately prior to use.

ELISA protocol:

1. Coat with AB78/DMSO in BBS. Incubate overnight at 4° C.

2. Wash plate 3 X with 1 X ELISA wash buffer.

3. Block (1% BSA & 0.05% Tween 20 in PBS) for 30 minutes at Room Temperature.

4. Wash plate 3 X with 1 X ELISA wash buffer.

5. Add rat serum. Incubate 1.5 hours at 37° C.

6. Wash plate 3 X with 1 X ELISA wash buffer.

7. Add goat anti-rat at a concentration of 2 μg/ml in ELISA diluent. Incubate 1 hr. at 37° C.

8. Wash plate 3 X with 1 X ELISA wash buffer.

9. Add rabbit anti-goat alkaline phosphatase at 2 μg/ml in ELISA diluent. Incubate 1 hr. at 37° C.

10. Wash 3 X with 1 X ELISA wash buffer.

11. Add Substrate. Incubate 30 minutes at room temperature.

12. Stop with 3N NaOH after 30 minutes.

Preparation of VIP2A(a) Antisera

A partially purified AB78 culture supernatant was separated by discontinuous SDS PAGE (Novex) following manufacturer's instructions. Separated proteins were electrophoresed to nitrocellulose (S&S #21640) as described by Towbin et al., (1979). The nitrocellulose was stained with Ponceau S and the VIP2A(a) band identified. The VIP2A(a) band was excised and emulsified in DMSO immediately prior to injection. A rabbit was initially immunized with emulsified VIP2A(a) mixed approximately 1:1 with Freund's Complete adjuvant by intramuscular injection at four different sites. Subsequent immunizations occurred at four week intervals and were identical to the first, except for the use of Freund' Incomplete adjuvant. The first serum harvested following immunization reacted with VIP2A(a) protein. Western blot analysis of AB78 culture supernatant using this antisera identifies predominately full length VIP2A(a) protein.

EXAMPLE 13 Activation of Insectidical Activity of Non-Active Bt Strains with AB78 VIP Clones

Adding pCIB6203 together with a 24 h culture (early to mid-log phase) supernatant from Bt strain GC91 produces 100% mortality in Diabrotica virgifera virgifera. Neither pCIB6203 nor GC91 is active on Diabrotica virgifera virgifera by itself. Data are shown below:

    ______________________________________                                         Test material Percent Diabrotica mortality                                     ______________________________________                                         pCIB6203      0                                                                GC91          16                                                               pCIB6203 + GC91                                                                              100                                                              Control       0                                                                ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 14 Isolation and Biological Activity of B. cereus AB81

A second B. cereus strain, designated AB81, was isolated from grain bin dust samples by standard methodologies. A subculture of AB81 was grown and prepared for bioassay as described in Example 2. Biological activity was evaluated as described in Example 3. The results are as follows:

    ______________________________________                                         Insect species     Percent                                                     tested             Mortality                                                   ______________________________________                                         Ostrinia nubilalis 0                                                           Agrotis ipsilon    0                                                           Diabrotica virgifera virgifera                                                                    55                                                          ______________________________________                                    

EXAMPLE 15 Isolation and Biological Activity of B. thuringiensis AB6

A B. thuringiensis strain, designated AB6, was isolated from grain bin dust samples by standard methods known in the art. A subculture of AB6 was grown and prepared for bioassay as described in Example 2. Half of the sample was autoclaved 15 minutes to test for the presence of β-exotoxin.

Biological activity was evaluated as described in Example 3. The results are as follows:

    ______________________________________                                         Insect species       Percent                                                   tested               Mortality                                                 ______________________________________                                         Ostrinia nubilalis   0                                                         Agrotis ipsilon      100                                                       Agrotis ipsilon (autoclaved sample)                                                                 0                                                         Diabrotica virgifera virgifera                                                                      0                                                         ______________________________________                                    

The reduction of insecticidal acitivity of the culture supernatant to insignificant levels by autoclaving indicates that the active principle is not β-exotoxin.

Strain AB6 has been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, and given Accession No. NRRL B-21060.

EXAMPLE 16 Isolation and Biological Characterization of B. thuringiensis AB88

A Bt strain, designated AB88, was isolated from grain bin dust samples by standard methodologies. A subculture of AB88 was grown and prepared for bioassay as described in Example 2. Half of the sample was autoclaved 15 minutes to test for the presence of β-exotoxin. Biological activity was evaluated against a number of insect species as described in Example 3. The results are as follows:

    ______________________________________                                                         Percent mortality                                                              of culture supernatant                                         Insect species tested                                                                     Order      Non-autoclaved                                                                             Autoclaved                                   ______________________________________                                         Agrotis ipsilon                                                                           Lepidoptera                                                                               100         5                                            Ostrinia nubilalis                                                                        Lepidoptera                                                                               100         0                                            Spodoptera Lepidoptera                                                                               100         4                                            frugiperda                                                                     Helicoverpa zea                                                                           Lepidoptera                                                                               100         12                                           Heliothis virescens                                                                       Lepidoptera                                                                               100         12                                           Leptinotarsa                                                                              Coleoptera 0           0                                            decemlineata                                                                   Diabrotica virgifera                                                                      Coleoptera 0           5                                            virgifera                                                                      ______________________________________                                    

The reduction of insecticidal acitivity of the culture supernatant to insignificant levels by autoclaving indicates that the active principle is not β-exotoxin.

Delta-endotoxin crystals were purified from strain AB88 by standard methodologies. No activity from pure crystals was observed when bioassayed against Agrotis ipsilon.

EXAMPLE 17 Purification of VIPS from Strain AB88

Bacterial liquid culture was grown overnight at 30° C. in TB media. Cells were spun out and the supernatant retained. Proteins were precipitated with ammonium sulfate (70% saturation), centrifuged and the pellet retained. The pellet was resuspended in the original volume of 20 mM Tris pH 7.5 and dialyzed against the same buffer. AB88 dialysate was more turbid than comparable material from AB78. AB88 proteins have been separated by several different methods following clarification including isoelectric focusing (Rotofor, BioRad, Hercules, Calif.), precipitation at pH 4.5, ion-exchange chromotography, size exclusion chromatography and ultrafiltration.

European corn borer (ECB)-active protein remained in the pellet obtained by pH 4.5 precipitation of dialysate. When preparative IEF was done on the dialysate using pH 3-10 ampholytes, ECB insecticidal activity was found in all fractions with pH of 7 or greater. SDS-PAGE analysis of these fractions showed protein bands of MW ˜60 kDa and ˜80 kDa. The 60 kDa and 80 kDa bands were separated by anion exchange HPLC on a Poros-Q column (PerSeptive Biosystems, Cambridge, Mass.). N-terminal sequence was obtained from two fractions containing proteins of slightly differing MW, but both of approximately 60 kDa in size. The sequences obtained were similar to each other and to some δ-endotoxins.

anion exchange fraction 23 (smaller): xEPFVSAxxxQxxx (SEQ ID NO:10)

anion exchange fraction 28 (larger): xEYENVEPFVSAx (SEQ ID NO:11)

When the ECB-active pH 4.5 pellet was further separated by anion exchange on a Poros-Q column, activity was found only in fractions containing a major band of ˜60 kDa.

Black cutworm-active protein also remained in the pellet when AB88 dialysate was brought down to pH 4.5. In preparative IEF using pH 3-10 ampholytes, activity was not found in the ECB-active IEF fractions; instead, it was highest in a fraction of pH 4.5-5.0. Its major components have molecular weights of ˜35 and ˜80 kDa.

The pH 4.5 pellet was separated by anion exchange HPLC to yield fractions containing only the 35 kDa material and fractions containing both 35 kDa and 80 kDa bands.

EXAMPLE 18 Characterization of AB88 VIP

Fractions containing the various lepidopteran active vegetative proteins were generated as described in Example 17. Biological analysis of fractions demonstrated that different VIPs were responsible for the different lepidopteran species activity.

The Agrotis ipsilon activity is due to an 80 kDa and/or a 35 kDa protein, either delivered singly or in combination. These proteins are not related to any δ-endotoxins from Bt as evidenced by the lack of sequence homology of known Bt δ-endotoxin sequences. Also, these proteins are not found in the AB88 δ-endotoxin crystal. N-terminal sequences of the major δ-endotoxin proteins were compared with the N-terminal sequences of the 80 kDa and 35 kDa VIP and revealed no sequence homology. A summary of the results follows:

    ______________________________________                                                           N-terminal sequence of major δ-                        Agrotis VIP N-terminal sequences                                                                 endotoxin proteins                                           ______________________________________                                                           130 kDa                                                                        MDNNPNINE (SEQ ID NO: 14)                                    80 kDa            80 kDa                                                       MIKNNTKLPTRALP (SEQ ID                                                                           MDNNPNINE (SEQ ID NO:15)                                     NO:12)                                                                                           60 kDa                                                                         MNVLNSGRTTI (SEQ ID NO:16)                                   35 bkDa                                                                        ALSENTGKDGGYIVP (SEQ ID                                                        NO:13)                                                                         ______________________________________                                    

The Ostrinia nubilalis activity is due to a 60 kDa VIP and the Spodoptera frugiperda activity is due to a VIP of unknown size.

Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB88 has been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA and given the Accession No. NRRL B-21225.

EXAMPLE 18A Isolation and Biological Activity of B. thuringiensis AB424

A B. thuringiensis strain, designated AB424, was isolated from a moss covered pine cone sample by standard methods known in the art. A subculture of AB424 was grown and prepared for bioassay as described in Example 2.

Biological activity was evaluated as described in Example 3. The results are as follows:

    ______________________________________                                         Insect species tested                                                                          Percent mortality                                              ______________________________________                                         Ostrinia nubilalis                                                                             100                                                            Agrotis ipsilon 100                                                            Diabrotica virgifera                                                                           0                                                              virgifera                                                                      ______________________________________                                    

Strain AB424 has been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA, and given Accession No. NRRL B-21439.

EXAMPLE 18B Cloning of the VIP3A(a) and VIP3A(b) Genes which Encode Proteins Active Against Black Cutworm

DNA from isolates AB88 and AB424 was digested with the restriction enzymes XbaI and EcoRI respectively, ligated into pBluescript vector previously linearized with the same enzymes and dephosphorylated, and transformed into E. coli DH5α strain. Recombinant clones were blotted onto nitrocellulose filters which were subsequently probed with a 33-bases long oligonucleotide corresponding to the 11-N terminal amino acids of the 80 kDa protein active against Agrotis epsilon (black cutworm). Four out of 400 recombinant clones were positive. Insect bioassays of the positive recombinants exhibited toxicity to black cutworm larvae comparable to that of AB88 or AB424 supernantants.

The nucleotide sequence of pCIB7104, a positive recombinant clone from AB88, and of pCIB7107, a positive recombinant clone from AB424, was determined by the dideoxy termination method of Sanger et al., Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 74: 5463-5467 (1977), using PRISM Ready Reaction Dye Deoxy Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kits and PRISM Sequenase® Terminator Double-Stranded DNA Sequencing Kit and analysed on an ABI 373 automatic sequencer.

The clone pCIB7104 contains the VIP3A(a) gene whose coding region is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:28 and the encoded protein sequence is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:29. A synthetic version of the coding region designed to be highly expressed in maize is given in SEQ ID NO:30. Any number of synthetic genes can be designed based on the amino acid sequence given in SEQ ID NO:29.

The clone pCIB7107 contains the VIP3A(b) gene whose coding region is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:31 and the encoded protein is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:32. Both pCIB7104 and pCIB7107 have been deposited with the Agricultural Research Service Patent Culture Collection (NRRL) and given Accession Nos. NRRL B-21422 and B-21423, respectively.

EXAMPLE 18C Identification of Novel VIP3-like Genes by Hybridization

To identify Bacillus containing genes related to the VIP3A(a) from isolate AB88, a collection of Bacillus isolates was screened by hybridization. Cultures of 463 Bacillus strains were grown in microtiter wells until sporulation. A 96-pin colony stampel was used to transfer the cultures to 150 mm plates containing L-agar. Inoculated plates were kept at 30° C. for 10 hours, then at 4° C. overnight. Colonies were blotted onto nylon filters and probed with a 1.2Kb HindIII VIP3A(a) derived fragment. Hybridization was performed overnight at 62° C. using hybridization conditions of Maniatis et al. Molecular Cloning: A Laboratory Manual (1982). Filters were washed with 2xSSC/0.1% SDS at 62° C. and exposed to X-ray film.

Of the 463 Bacillus strains screened, 60 contain VIP3-like genes that could detected by hybridization.

EXAMPLE 18D Characterization of a B. thuringiensis Strain M2194 Containing a Cryptic VIP3-like Gene

A B. thuringiensis strain, designated M2194, was shown to contain VIP3-like gene(s) by colony hybridization as described in Example 18C. The M2194 VIP3 like gene is considered cryptic since no expression can be detected throughout the bacterial growth phases either by immunoblot analysis using polyclonal antibodies raised against the VIP3A(a) protein isolated from AB88 or by bioassay as described in Example 3.

The M2194 VIP3-like gene was cloned into pKS by following the protocol described in Example 9, which created pCIB7108. E. coli containing pCIB7108 which comprises the M2194 VIP3 gene were active against black cutworm demonstrating that the gene encodes a functional protein with insecticidal activity. The plasmid pCIB7108 has been deposited with the Agricultural Research Service Patent Culture Collection (NRRL) and given Accession No. NRRL B-21438.

EXAMPLE 19 Isolation and Biological Activity of Other Bacillus Sp.

Other Bacillus species have been isolated which produce proteins with insecticidal activity during vegetative growth. These strains were isolated from environmental samples by standard methodologies. Isolates were prepared for bioassay and assayed as described in Examples 2 and 3 respectively. Isolates which produced insecticidal proteins during vegetative growth with activity against Agrotis ipsilon in the bioassay are tabulated below. No correlation was observed between the presence of a δ-endotoxin crystal and vegetative insecticidal protein production.

    ______________________________________                                                     Presence of δ-endotoxin                                      Bacillus isolate                                                                           crystal        Percent mortality                                   ______________________________________                                         AB6         +              100                                                 AB53        -              80                                                  AB88        +              100                                                 AB195       -              60                                                  AB211       -              70                                                  AB217       -              83                                                  AB272       -              80                                                  AB279       -              70                                                  AB289       +              100                                                 AB292       +              80                                                  AB294       -              100                                                 AB300       -              80                                                  AB359       -              100                                                 ______________________________________                                    

Isolates AB289, AB294 and AB359 have been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria Ill. 61604, USA and given the Accession Numbers NRRL B-21227, NRRL B-21229, and NRRL B-21226 respectively.

Bacillus isolates which produce insecticidal proteins during vegetative growth with activity against Diabrotica virgifera virgifera are tabulated below.

    ______________________________________                                                     Presence of δ-endotoxin                                      Bacillus isolate                                                                           crystal        Percent mortality                                   ______________________________________                                         AB52        -              50                                                  AB59        -              71                                                  AB68        +              60                                                  AB78        -              100                                                  AB122      -              57                                                   AB218      -              64                                                   AB256      -              64                                                  ______________________________________                                    

Isolates AB59 and AB256 have been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession Numbers NRRL B-21228 and NRRL B-21230, respectively.

EXAMPLE 20 Identification of Novel VIP1/VIP2 Like Genes by Hybridization

To identify strains containing genes related to those found in the VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) region of AB78, a collection of Bacillus strains was screened by hybridization. Independent cultures of 463 Bacillus strains were grown in wells of 96 well microtiter dishes (five plates total) until the cultures sporulated. Of the strains tested, 288 were categorized as Bacillus thuringiensis, and 175 were categorized as other Bacillus species based on the presence or absence of δ-endotoxin crystals. For each microtiter dish, a 96-pin colony stamper was used to transfer approximately 10 μl of spore culture to two 150 mm plates containing L-agar. Inoculated plates were grown 4-8 hours at 30° C., then chilled to 4° C. Colonies were transferred to nylon filters, and the cells lysed by standard methods known in the art. The filters were hybridized to a DNA probe generated from DNA fragments containing both VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) DNA sequences. Hybridization was performed overnight at 65° C. using the hybridization conditions of Church and Gilbert (Church, G. M., and W. Gilbert, PNAS, 81:1991-1995 (1984)). Filters were washed with 2 x SSC containing 0.1% SDS at 65° C. and exposed to X-Ray film.

Of the 463 Bacillus strains screened, 55 strains were identified that hybridized to the VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) probe. DNA was isolated from 22 of these strains, and analyzed using a Southern blot with VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) DNA as probes. These strains were grouped into 8 classes based on their Southern blot pattern. Each class differed in Southern blot pattern from AB78. One class had a pattern identical to that of the VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) homologs from Bacillus thuringiensis var tenebrionis (see below). Each of the 22 strains was tested for activity against western corn rootworm (WCRW). Three strains, AB433, AB434, and AB435 were found to be active on WCRW. Western blot analysis using VIP2A(a) antisera revealed that strains AB6, AB433, AB434, AB435, AB444, and AB445 produce a protein(s) of equivalent size to VIP2A(a).

Notable among the strains identified was Bacillus thuringiensis strain AB6, (NRRL B-21060) which produced a VIP active against black cutworm (Agrotis ipsilon) as described in Example 15. Western blot analysis with polyclonal antisera to VIP2A(a) and polyclonal antisera to VIP1A(a) suggests that AB6 produces proteins similar to VIP2A(a) and VIP1A(a). Thus, AB6 may contain VIPs similar to VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a), but with a different spectrum of insecticidal activity.

EXAMPLE 21 Cloning of a VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) Homolog from Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis

Several previously characterized Bacillus strains were tested for presence of DNA similar to VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) by Southern blot analysis. DNA from Bacillus strains AB78, AB88, GC91, HD-1 and ATCC 10876 was analyzed for presence of VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) like sequences. DNA from Bt strains GC91 and HD-1, and the Bc strain ATCC 10876 did not hybridize to VIP2A(a)/VIP1A(a) DNA, indicating they lack DNA sequences similar to VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) genes. Similarly, DNA from the insecticidal strain AB88 (Example 16) did not hybridize to VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) DNA region, suggesting that the VIP activity produced by this strain does not result from VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) homologs. In contrast, Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis (Btt) contained sequences that hybridized to the VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) region. Further analysis confirmed that Btt contains VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) like sequences.

To characterize the Btt homologs of VIP2A(a) and VIP1A(a), the genes encoding these proteins were cloned. Southern blot analysis identified a 9.5 kb Eco RI restriction fragment likely to contain the coding regions for the homologs. Genomic DNA was digested with Eco RI, and DNA fragments of approximately 9.5 kb in length were gel-purified. This DNA was ligated into pBluescript SK(+) digested with Eco RI, and transformed into E. coli to generate a plasmid library. Approximately 10,000 colonies were screened by colony hybridization for the presence of VIP2A(a) homologous sequences. Twenty eight positive colonies were identified. All twenty eight clones are identical, and contain VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) homologs. Clone pCIB7100 has been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession Number B-21322. Several subclones were constructed from pCIB7100. A 3.8 kb Xba I fragment from pCIB7100 was cloned into pBluescript SK(+) to yield pCIB7101. A 1.8 kb Hind III fragment and a 1.4 kb Hind III fragment from pCIB7100 were cloned into pBluescript SK(+) to yield pCIB7102 and pCIB7103, respectively. Subclones pCIB7101, pCIB7102 and pCIB7103 have been deposited in the Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria Ill. 61604, USA, and given the Accession Numbers B-21323, B-21324 and B-21325 respectively.

The DNA sequence of the region of pCIB7100 containing the VIP2A(a)/VIP1A(a) homologs was determined by the dideoxy chain termination method (Sanger et al., 1977, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 74:5463-5467). Reactions were performed using PRISM Ready Reaction Dye Deoxy Terminator Cycle Sequencing Kits and PRISM Sequenase® Terminator Double-Stranded DNA Sequencing Kits, and analyzed on an ABI model 373 automated sequencer. Custom oligonucleotides were used as primers to determine the DNA sequence in certain regions. The DNA sequence of this region is shown in SEQ ID NO: 19.

The 4 kb region shown in SEQ ID NO: 19 contains two open readings frames (ORFs), which encode proteins with a high degree of similarity to VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) proteins from strain AB78. The amino acid sequence of the VIP2A(a) homolog, designated as VIP2A(b) using the standardized nomenclature, is found at SEQ ID NO:20 and the amino acid sequence of the VIP1A(a) homolog, designated as VIP1A(b) using the standardized nomenclature, is disclosed at SEQ ID NO:21. The VIP2A(b) protein exhibits 91% amino acid identity to VIP2A(a) from AB78. An alignment of the amino acid sequences of the two VIP2 proteins is provided in Table 19. The VIP1A(b) protein exhibits 77% amino acid identity to VIP1A(a) from AB78. An alignment of these two VIP1 proteins is provided in Table 20. The alignment shown in Table 20 discloses the similarity between VIP1A(b) and VIP1A(a) from AB78. This alignment reveals that the amino terminal regions of the two VIP1 proteins share higher amino acid identity in the amino-terminal region than in the carboxy terminal region. In fact, the amino terminal two thirds (up to aa 618 of the VIP1A(b) sequence shown in Table 20) of the two proteins exhibit 91% identity, while the carboxy-terminal third (from aa 619-833 of VIP1A(b)) exhibit only 35% identity.

Western blot analysis indicated that Bacillus thuringiensis var. tenebrionis (Btt) produces both VIP1A(a) like and VIP2A(a) like proteins. However, these proteins do not appear to have activity against western corn rootworm. Bioassay for activity against western corn rootworm was performed using either a 24 h culture supernatant from Btt or E. coli clone pCIB7100 (which contains the entire region of the VIP1A(a)VIP2A(a) homologs). No activity against western corn rootworm was detected in either case.

Given the similarity between the VIP2 proteins from Btt and AB78, the ability of VIP2A(b) from Btt to substitute for VIP2A(a) from AB78 was tested. Cells containing pCIB6206 (which produces AB78 VIP1A(a) but not VIP2A(a) protein) were mixed with Btt culture supernatant, and tested for activity against western corn rootworm. While neither Btt culture supernatant nor cells containing pCIB6206 had activity on WCRW, the mixture of Btt and pCIB6206 gave high activity against WCRW. Furthermore, additional bioassay showed that the Btt clone pCIB7100, which contains the Btt VIP1A(b)/VIP2A(b) genes in E. coli, also confers activity against WCRW when mixed with pCIB6206. Thus, the VIP2A(b) protein produced by Btt is functionally equivalent to the VIP2A(a) protein produced by AB78.

Thus, the ability to identify new strains with insecticidal activity by using VIP DNA as hybridization probes has been demonstrated. Furthermore, Bacillus strains that contain VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) like sequences, produce VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) like protein, yet demonstrate toxicity toward different insect pests. Similar methods can identify many more members of the VIP1/VIP2 family. Furthermore, use of similar methods can identify homologs of other varieties of VIPs (for example, the VIPs from AB88).

                                      TABLE 19                                     __________________________________________________________________________     Alignment of VIP2 Amino Acid Sequences from Bacillus                           thuringiensis var. tenebrionis                                                 (VIP2A(b)) vs. AB78(VIP2A(a))                                                  __________________________________________________________________________     Btt    1 MQRMEGKLFVVSKTLQVVTRTVLLSTVYSITLLNNVVIKADQLNINSQSK 50                                                        SEQ ID NO:20                                     |.|||||.ver     tline.|:|||.||.vertl     ine.||:||||.vertline     .||:||.|||.     vertline. ||||:||.ve     rtline.||||||            AB78   1 MKRMEGKLFMVSKKLQVVTKTVLLSTVFSISLLNNEVIKAEQLNINSQSK 50                                                        SEQ ID NO:2                                   51 YTNLQNLKIPDNAEDFKEDKGKAKEWGKEKGEEWRPPATEKGEMNNFLDN 100                         ||||||.vert     line.||.|..|||.vertl     ine.|||:|||.vertline     .|||||:.||:      .|||||.||.     vertline.||||                                    51 YTNLQNLKITDKVEDFKEDKEKAKEWGKEKEKEWKLTATEKGKMNNFLDN 100                     101 KNDIKTNYKEITFSMAGSCEDEIKDLEEIDKIFDKANLSSSIITYKNVEP 150                         |||| ||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.||| ||||.     vertline.||.||||:.ve     rtline.||.|||.|.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|                                                                         101 KNDIXTNYKEITFSMAGSFEDEIKDLKEIDKMFDKTNLSNSIITYKNVEP 150                     151 ATIGFNKSLTEGNTINSDAMAQFKEQFLGKDMKFDSYLDTHLTAQQVSSK 200                         .||||||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|||||||.v     ertline.|||||::|:.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||                                                       151 TTIGFNKSLTEGNTINSDAMAQFKEQFLDRDIKFDSYLDTHLTAQQVSSK 200                     201 KRVILKVTVPSGKGSTTPTKAGVILNNNEYKMLIDNGYVLHVDKVSKVVK 250                         .||||||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|||||||.v     ertline.||||.||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .::|||||||.     vertline.||                                                       201 ERVILKVTVPSGKGSTTPTKAGVILNNSEYKMLIDNGYMVHVDKVSKVVK 250                     251 KGMECLQVEGTLKKSLDFKNDINAEAHSWGMKIYEDWAKNLTASQREALD 300                         ||:||||:.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||||||.vert     line.| ||:|||:.vertl     ine.|.|||||.vertline     .|                                                                         251 KGVECLQIEGTLKKSLDFKNDINAEAHSWGMKNYEEWAKDLTDSQREALD 300                     301 GYARQDYKEINNYLRNQGGSGNEKLDAQLKNISDALGKKPIPENITVYRW 350                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||:.vertl     ine.|||||||     |||||||.ver     tline.|||||                            301 GYARQDYKEINNYLRNQGGSGNEKLDAQIKNISDALGKKPIPENITVYRW 350                     351 CGMPEFGYQISDPLPSLKDFEEQFLNTIKEDKGYMSTSLSSERLAAFGSR 400                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||||||.vert     line.||||||                   351 CGMPEFGYQISDPLPSLKDFEEQFLNTIKEDKGYMSTSLSSERLAAFGSR 400                     401 KIILRLQVPKGSTGAYLSAIGGFASEKEILLDKDSKYHIDKATEVIIKGV 450                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||||.||.ver     tline.|||||                            401 KIILRLQVPKGSTGAYLSAIGGFASEKEILLDKDSKYHIDKVTEVIIKGV 450                     451 KRYVVDATLLTN 462                                                               ||||||.vert     line.|||||                             451 KRYVVDATLLTN 462                                                      __________________________________________________________________________

                                      TABLE 20                                     __________________________________________________________________________     Alignment of VIP1 Amino Acid Sequences from Bacillus                           thuringiensis var. tenebrionis                                                 (VIP1A(b)) vs. AB78(VIP1A(a))                                                  __________________________________________________________________________     Btt    1 MKNMKKKLASVVTCMLLAPMFLNGNVNAVNADSKINQISTTQENQQKEMD 50                                                        SEQ ID NO:21                                     ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     . |||||||.v     ertline.||||||           ||||.|||.ve     rtline.|||.|||.vertl     ine.|||                                             Ab78   1 MKNMKKKLASVVTCTLLAPMFLNGNVNAVYADSKTNQISTTQKNQQKEMD 50                                                        SEQ ID NO:5                                   51 RKGLLGYYFKGKDFNNLTMFAPTRDNTLMYDQQTANALLDKKQQEYQSIR 100                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     ..|||||||.v     ertline.||.||:||.ver     tline.|||| ||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||                                                        51 RKGLLGYYFKGKDFSNLTMFAPTRDSTLIYDQQTANKLLDKKQQEYQSIR 100                     101 WIGLIQRKETGDFTFNLSKDEQAIIEIDGKIISNKGKEKQVVHLEKEKLV 150                         ||||||..ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|||.||||.     vertline.|||:|||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|||||||:.     vertline.||                                                       101 WIGLIQSKETGDFTFNLSEDEQAIIEINGKIISNKGKEKQVVHLEKGKLV 150                     151 PIKIEYQSDTKFNIDSKTFKELKLFKIDSQNQSQQVQ...LRNPEFNKKE 197                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||.||||        |||||||.     vertline.||                                                       151 PIKIEYQSDTKFNIDSKTFKELKLFKIDSQNQPQQVQQDELRNPEFNKKE 200                     198 SQEFLAKASKTNLFKQKMKRDIDEDTDTDGDSIPDLWEENGYTIQNKVAV 247                         ||||||.vert     line.:||.|||.|.vertl     ine.|||:|||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.||||||::.vertline     .|                                                                         201 SQEFLAKPSKINLFTQKMKREIDEDTDTDGDSIPDLWEENGYTIQNRIAV 250                     248 KWDDSLASKGYTKFVSNPLDSHTVGDPYTDYEKAARDLDLSNAKETFNPL 297                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||:||.v     ertline.||||||.vertl     ine.|||||||     |||||||.ver     tline.|||||                            251 KWDDSLASKGYTKFVSNPLESHTVGDPYTDYEKAARDLDLSNAKETFNPL 300                     298 VAAFPSVNVSMEKVILSPNENLSNSVESHSSTNWSYTNTEGASIEAGGGP 347                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||.vertli     ne.|||||||.     vertline.||||||:.ver     tline.|| ||                                     301 VAAFPSVNVSMEKVILSPNENLSNSVESHSSTNWSYTNTEGASVEAGIGP 350                     348 LGLSFGVSVTYQHSETVAQEWGTSTGNTSQFNTASAGYLNANVRYNNVGT 397                          |:|||||.ve     rtline..||||||.vertl     ine.|||||||     |||||||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|||||||.v     ertline.|||                                              351 KGISFGVSVNYQHSETVAQEWGTSTGNTSQFNTASAGYLNANVRYNNVGT 400                     398 GAIYDVKPTTSFVLNNNTIATITAKSNSTALRISPGDSYPEIGENAIAIT 447                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     .||:|||||.v     ertline.||||||.vertl     ine.|.||||:|.vertlin     e.|. |:|:|||.vertlin     e.                                                                                  401 GAIYDVKPTTSFVLNNDTIATITAKSNSTALNISPGESYPKKGQNGIAIT 450                     448 SMDDFNSHPITLNKQQVNQLINNKPIMLETDQTDGVYKIRDTHGNIVTGG 497                         ||||||.vert     line.||||||.vertline     ..||:.|:|||.vertline     .:||||:|||.     vertline.||||:||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.                                                                                  451 SMDDFNSHPITLNKKQVDNLLNNKPMMLETNQTDGVYKIKDTHGNIVTGG 500                     498 EWNGVTQQIKAKTASIIVDDGKQVAEKRVAAKDYGHPEDKTPPLTLKDTL 547                         |||||.|.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.||||||..|     |||||||.ver     tline.||::||||.vertl     ine.|.|||||..vertlin     e.                                                                                  501 EWNGVIQQIKAKTASIIVDDGERVAEKRVAAKDYENPEDKTPSLTLKDAL 550                     548 KLSYPDEIKETNGLLYYDDKPIYESSVMTYLDENTAKEVKKQINDTTGKF 597                         ||||||.vert     line.|||.:|||.vertli     ne.|.:|||||.vertline     .|||||||.ve     rtline.||||||..vertl     ine.|:|||||.vertline     .|                                                                         551 KLSYPDEIKEIEGLLYYKNKPIYESSVMTYLDENTAKEVTKQLNDTTGKF 600                     598 KDVNHLYDVKLTPKMNFTIKMASLYDGAENNHNSLGTWYLTYNVAGGNTG 647                         |||.|||.ver     tline.||||||.vertlin     e.|.|||:. ||.vertlin     e..||.|.||:|..vertli     ne.  |  |.|||.|               601 KDVSHLYDVKLTPKMNVTIKLSILYDNAESNDNSIGKWTNTNIVSGGNNG 650                     648 KRQYRSAHSCAHVALSSEAKKKLNQNANYYLSMYMKADSTTEPTIEVAGE 697                         |:||.|.:. |::..vertl     ine...:|..|||.| :|.v     ertline.:|:|||.:..|:...vertli     ne..:.||                                                          651 KKQYSSNNPDANLTLNTDAQEKLNKNRDYYISLYMKSEKNTQCEITIDGE 700                     698 KSAITSKKVKLNNQNYQRVDILVKNSERNPMDKIYIRGNGTTNVYGDDVT 747                           :||.|.|.:|.:.vertl     ine.|.|:||:..| ..|.v     ertline.:..:.|:.|:...:: ||:.                    701 IYPITTKTVNVNKDNYKRLDIIAHNIKSNPISSLHIKTNDEITLFWDDIS 750                     748 IPEVSAINPASLSDEEIQEIFKDSTIEYGNPSFVADAVTFK......... 788                         |.:|..|.|..|..vertli     ne..||.:|:.  .|..::. ::.. ..:.                  751 ITDVASIKPENLTDSEIKQIYSRYGIKLEDGILIDKKGGIHYGEFINEAS 800                     789 .NIKPLQNYVKEYEIYHK.......SHRYEKKTVFDIMGVHYEYSIAREQ 830                          ||.||||.ve     rtline.|..|.: ..       |. .|...::.         .:.:::.  ...                                                                        801 FNIEPLQNYVTKYKVTYSSELGQNVSDTLESDKIYKDGTIKFDFTKYSKN 850                     831 KKA 833                                                                        ..:                                                                        851 EQG 853                                                               __________________________________________________________________________

EXAMPLE 22 Fusion of VIP Proteins to Make a Single Polypeptide

VIP proteins may occur in nature as single polypeptides, or as two or more interacting polypeptides. When an active VIP is comprised of two or more interacting protein chains, these protein chains can be produced as a single polypeptide chain from a gene resulting from the fusion of the two (or more) VIP coding regions. The genes encoding the two chains are fused by merging the coding regions of the genes to produce a single open reading frame encoding both VIP polypeptides. The composite polypeptides can be fused to produce the smaller polypeptide as the NH₂ terminus of the fusion protein, or they can be fused to produce the larger of the polypeptides as the NH₂ terminus of the fusion protein. A linker region can optionally be used between the two polypeptide domains. Such linkers are known in the art. This linker can optionally be designed to contain protease cleavage sites such that once the single fused polypeptide is ingested by the target insect it is cleaved in the linker region to liberate the two polypeptide components of the active VIP molecule.

VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) from B. cereus strain AB78 are fused to make a single polypeptide by fusing their coding regions. The resulting DNA has the sequence given in SEQ ID NO:22 with the encoded protein given in SEQ ID NO:23. In like manner, other fusion proteins may be produced.

The fusion of the genes encoding VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) is accomplished using standard techniques of molecular biology. The nucleotides deleted between the VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) coding regions are deleted using known mutagenesis techniques or, alternatively, the coding regions are fused using PCR techniques.

The fused VIP polypeptides can be expressed in other organisms using a synthetic gene, or partially synthetic gene, optimized for expression in the alternative host. For instance, to express the fused VIP polypeptide from above in maize, one makes a synthetic gene using the maize preferred codons for each amino acid, see for example patent application U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,136 herein incorporated by reference. Synthetic DNA sequences created according to these methods are disclosed in SEQ ID NO:17 (maize optimized version of the 100 kDa VIP1A(a) coding sequence), SEQ ID NO:18 (maize optimized version of the 80 kDa VIP1A(a) coding sequence) and SEQ ID NO:24 (maize optimized version of the VIP2A(a) coding sequence).

Synthetic VIP1 and VIP2 genes optimized for expression in maize can be fused using PCR techniques, or the synthetic genes can be designed to be fused at a common restriction site. Alternatively, the synthetic fusion gene can be designed to encode a single polypeptide comprised of both VIP1 and VIP2 domains.

Addition of a peptide linker between the VIP1 and VIP2 domains of the fusion protein can be accomplished by PCR mutagenesis, use of a synthetic DNA linker encoding the linker peptide, or other methods known in the art.

The fused VIP polypeptides can be comprised of one or more binding domains. If more than one binding domain is used in the fusion, multiple target pests are controlled using such a fusion. The other binding domains can be obtained by using all or part of other VIPs; Bacillus thuringiensis endotoxins, or parts thereof; or other proteins capable of binding to the target pest or appropriate biding domains derived from such binding proteins.

One example of a fusion construction comprising a maize optimized DNA sequence encoding a single polypeptide chain fusion having VIP2A(a) at the N-terminal end and VIP1A(a) at the C-terminal end is provided by pCIB5531. A DNA sequence encoding a linker with the peptide sequence PSTPPTPSPSTPPTPS (SEQ ID NO:47) has been inserted between the two coding regions. The sequence encoding this linker and relevant cloning sites is 5'-CCC GGG CCT TCT ACT CCC CCA ACT CCC TCT CCT AGC ACG CCT CCG ACA CCT AGC GAT ATC GGA TCC-3' (SEQ ID NO:48). Oligonucleotides were synthesized to represent both the upper and lower strands and cloned into a pUC vector following hybridization and phosphorylation using standard procedures. The stop codon in VIP2A(a) was removed using PCR and replaced by the BglII restriction site with a SmaI site. A translation fusion was made by ligating the Bam HI/PstI fragment of the VIP2A(a) gene from pCIB5522 (see Example 24), a PCR fragment containing the PstI-end fragment of the VIP2A(a) gene (identical to that used to construct pCIB5522), a synthetic linker having ends that would ligate with a blunt site at the 5' end and with BamHI at the 3' end and the modified synthetic VIP1A(a) gene from pCIB5526 described below (See SEQ ID NO:35). The fusion was obtained by a four way ligation that resulted in a plasmid containing the VIP2A(a) gene without a translation stop codon, with a linker and the VIP1A(a) coding region without the Bacillus secretion signal. The DNA sequence for this construction is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:49, which encodes the fusion protein disclosed in SEQ ID NO:50. A single polypeptide fusion where VIP1A(a) is at the N-terminal end and VIP2A(a) is at the C-terminal end can be made in a similar fashion. Furthermore, either one or both genes can be linked in a translation fusion with or without a linker at either the 5' or the 3' end to other molecules like toxin encoding genes or reporter genes.

EXAMPLE 23 Targeting of VIP2 to Plant Organelles

Various mechanisms for targeting gene products are known to exist in plants and the sequences controlling the functioning of these mechanisms have been characterized in some detail. For example, the targeting of gene products to the chloroplast is controlled by a signal sequence found at the amino-terminal end of various proteins. This signal is cleaved during chloroplast import, yielding the mature protein (e.g. Comai et al. J. Biol. Chem. 263: 15104-15109 (1988)). These signal sequences can be fused to heterologous gene products such as VIP2 to effect the import of those products into the chloroplast (van den Broeck et al. Nature 313: 358-363 (1985)). DNA encoding for appropriate signal sequences can be isolated from the 5' end of the cDNAs encoding the RUBISCO protein, the CAB protein, the EPSP synthase enzyme, the GS2 protein and many other proteins which are known to be chloroplast localized.

Other gene products are localized to other organelles such as the mitochondrion and the peroxisome (e.g. Unger et al. Plant Molec. Biol. 13: 411-418 (1989)). The cDNAs encoding these products can also be manipulated to effect the targeting of heterologous gene products such as VIP2 to these organelles. Examples of such sequences are the nuclear-encoded ATPases and specific aspartate amino transferase isoforms for mitochondria. Similarly, targeting to cellular protein bodies has been described by Rogers et al. (Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 82: 6512-6516 (1985)).

By the fusion of the appropriate targeting sequences described above to coding sequences of interest such as VIP2 it is possible to direct the transgene product to any organelle or cell compartment. For chloroplast targeting, for example, the chloroplast signal sequence from the RUBISCO gene, the CAB gene, the EPSP synthase gene, or the GS2 gene is fused in frame to the amino-terminal ATG of the transgene. The signal sequence selected should include the known cleavage site and the fusion constructed should take into account any amino acids after the cleavage site which are required for cleavage. In some cases this requirement may be fulfilled by the addition of a small number of amino acids between the cleavage site and the start codon ATG, or alternatively replacement of some amino acids within the coding sequence. Fusions constructed for chloroplast import can be tested for efficacy of chloroplast uptake by in vitro translation of in vitro transcribed constructions followed by in vitro chloroplast uptake using techniques described by (Bartlett et al. In: Edelmann et al. (Eds.) Methods in Chloroplast Molecular Biology, Elsevier. pp 1081-1091 (1982); Wasmann et al. Mol. Gen. Genet. 205: 446-453 (1986)). These construction techniques are well known in the art and are equally applicable to mitochondria and peroxisomes.

The above described mechanisms for cellular targeting can be utilized not only in conjunction with their cognate promoters, but also in conjunction with heterologous promoters so as to effect a specific cell targeting goal under the transcriptional regulation of a promoter which has an expression pattern different to that of the promoter from which the targeting signal derives.

A DNA sequence encoding a secretion signal is present in the native Bacillus VIP2 gene. This signal is not present in the mature protein which has the N-terminal sequence of LKITDKVEDF (amino acid residues 57 to 66 of SEQ ID NO:2). It is possible to engineer VIP2 to be secreted out of the plant cell or to be targeted to subcellular organelles such as the endoplasmic reticulum, vacuole, mitochondria or plastids including chloroplasts. Hybrid proteins made by fusion of a secretion signal peptide to a marker gene have been successfully targeted into the secretion pathway. (Itirriaga G. et al., The Plant Cell, 1: 381-390 (1989) , Denecke et al., The Plant Cell, 2:51-59 (1990). Amino-terminal sequences have been identified that are responsible for targeting to the ER, the apoplast, and extracellular secretion from aleurone cells (Koehler & Ho, Plant Cell 2: 769-783 (1990)).

The presence of additional signals are required for the protein to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum or the vacuole. The peptide sequence KDEL/HDEL at the carboxy-terminal of a protein is required for its retention in the endoplasmic reticulum (reviewed by Pelham, Annual Review Cell Biol., 5:1-23 (1989). The signals for retention of proteins in the vacuole have also been characterized. Vacuolar targeting signals may be present either at the amino-terminal portion, (Holwerda et al., The Plant Cell, 4:307-318 (1992), Nakamura et al., Plant Physiol., 101:1-5 (1993)), carboxy-terminal portion, or in the internal sequence of the targeted protein. (Tague et al., The Plant Cell, 4:307-318 (1992), Saalbach et al., The Plant Cell, 3:695-708 (1991)). Additionally, amino-terminal sequences in conjunction with carboxy-terminal sequences are responsible for vacuolar targeting of gene products (Shinshi et al. Plant Molec. Biol. 14: 357-368 (1990)). Similarly, proteins may be targeted to the mitochondria or plastids using specific carboxy terminal signal peptide fusions (Heijne et al., Eur. J. Biochem., 180:535-545 (1989), Archer and Keegstra, Plant Molecular Biology, 23:1105-1115 (1993)).

In order to target VIP2, either for secretion or to the various subcellular organelles, a maize optimized DNA sequence encoding a known signal peptide(s) may be designed to be at the 5' or the 3' end of the gene as required. To secrete VIP2 out of the cell, a DNA sequence encoding the eukaryotic secretion signal peptide MGWSWIFLFLLSGAAGVHCL (SEQ ID NO:25) from U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/267,641 or any other described in the literature (Itirriaga et al., The Plant Cell, 1:381-390 (1989) , Denecke, et al., The Plant Cell, 2:51-59 (1990)) may be added to the 5' end of either the complete VIP2 gene sequence or to the sequence truncated to encode the mature protein or the gene truncated to nucleotide 286 or encoding a protein to start at amino acid residue 94 (methionine). To target VIP2 to be retained in the endoplasmic reticulum, a DNA sequence encoding the ER signal peptide KDEL/HDEL, in addition to the secretion signal, can be added to the 3' end of the gene. For vacuolar targeting a DNA sequence encoding the signal peptide SSSSFADSNPIRVTDRAAST (SEQ ID NO:3; Holwerda et al., The Plant Cell, 4:307-318 (1992)) can be designed to be adjacent to the secretion signal or a sequence encoding a carboxyl signal peptide as described by Dombrowski et al., The Plant Cell, 5:587-596 (1993) or a functional variation may be inserted at the 3' end of the gene. Similarly, VIP2 can be designed to be targeted to either the mitochondria or the plastids, including the chloroplasts, by inserting sequences in the VIP2 sequence described that would encode the required targeting signals. The bacterial secretion signal present in VIP2 may be retained or removed from the final construction.

One example of a construction which incorporates a eukaryotic secretion signal fused to a coding sequence for a VIP is provided by pCIB5528. Oligonucleotides corresponding to both the upper and lower strand of sequences encoding the secretion signal peptide of SEQ ID NO:25 was synthesized and has the sequence 5'-GGATCCACC ATG GGC TGG AGC TGG ATC TTC CTG TTC CTG CTG AGC GGC GCC GCG GGC GTG CAC TGC CTGCAG-3' (SEQ ID NO:41). When hybridized, the 5' end of the secretion signal resembled "sticky-ends" corresponding to restriction sites Bam-HI and PstI. The oligonucleotide was hybridized and phosphorylated and ligated into pCIB5527 (construction described in Example 23A) which had been digested with BamHI/PstI using standard procedures. The resulting maize optimized coding sequence is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:42 which encodes the protein disclosed in SEQ ID NO:43. This encoded protein comprises the eukaryotic secretion signal in place of the Bacillus secretion signal.

One example of a construction which incorporates a vacuolar targetting signal fused to a coding sequence for a VIP is provided by pCIB5533. Oligonucleotides corresponding to both the upper and lower strand of sequences encoding the vacuolar targetting peptide of SEQ ID NO:3 was synthesized and has the sequence 5'-CCG CGG GCG TGC ACT GCC TCA GCA GCA GCA GCT TCG CCG ACA GCA ACC CCA TCC GCG TGA CCG ACC GCG CCG CCA GCA CCC TGC AG-3' (SEQ ID NO:44). When hybridized, the 5' end of the vacuolar targetting signal resembled "sticky-ends" corresponding to restriction sites SacII and PstI. The oligonucleotide was hybridized and phosphorylated and ligated into pCIB5528 (construction described above) which had been digested with SacII/PstI using standard procedures. The resulting maize optimized coding sequence is disclosed in SEQ ID NO:45 which encodes the protein disclosed in SEQ ID NO:46. This encoded protein comprises the vacuolar targetting peptide in addition to the eukaryotic secretion signal.

The VIP1 gene can also be designed to be secreted or targeted to subcellular organelles by similar procedures.

EXAMPLE 23A Removal of Bacillus Secretion Signal from VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a)

VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) are secreted during the growth of strain AB78. The nature of peptide sequences that act as secretion signals has been described in the literature (Simonen and Palva, Microbiological reviews, pg. 109-137 (1993)). Following the information in the above publication, the putative secretion signal was identified in both genes. In VIP1A(a) this signal is composed of amino acids 1-33 (See SEQ ID NO:5). Processing of the secretion signal probably occurs after the serine at amino acid 33. The secretion signal in VIP2A(a) was identified as amino acids 1-49 (See SEQ ID NO:2). N-terminal peptide analysis of the secreted mature VIP2A(a) protein revealed the N-terminal sequence LKITDKVEDFKEDK. This sequence is found beginning at amino acid 57 in SEQ ID NO:2. The genes encoding these proteins have been modified by removal of the Bacillus secretion signals.

A maize optimized VIP1A(a) coding region was constructed which had the sequences encoding the first 33 amino acids, i.e., the secretion signal, removed from its 5' end. This modification was obtained by PCR using an forward primer that contained the sequence 5'-GGA TCC ACC ATG AAG ACC AAC CAG ATC AGC-3' (SEQ ID NO:33), which hybridizes with the maize optimized gene (SEQ ID NO:26) at nucleotide position 100, and added a BamHI restriction site and a eukaryotic translation start site consensus including a start codon. The reverse primer that contained the sequence 5'-AAG CTT CAG CTC CTT G-3' (SEQ ID NO:34) hybridizes on the complementary strand at nucelotide position 507. A 527 bp amplification product was obtained containing the restriction sites BamHI at the 5' end and HindIII site at the 3' end. The amplification product was cloned into a T-vector (described in Example 24, below) and sequenced to ensure the correct DNA sequence. The BamHI/HindIII fragment was then obtained by restriction digest and used to replace the BamHI/HindIII fragment of the maize optimized VIP1A(a) gene cloned in the root-preferred promoter cassette. The construct obtained was designated pCIB5526. The maize optimized coding region for VIP1A(a) with the Bacillus secretion signal removed is disclosed as SEQ ID NO:35 and the encoded protein is disclosed as SEQ ID NO:36.

The gene encoding the processed form of VIP2A(a), i.e., a coding region with the secretion signal removed, was constructed by a procedure similar to that described for that used to construct the processed form of VIP1A(a), above. The modification was obtained by PCR using the forward primer 5'-GGA TCC ACC ATG CTG CAG AAC CTG AAG ATC AC-3' (SEQ ID NO:37). This primer hybridizes at nucleotide position 150 of the maize optimized VIP2A(a) gene (SEQ ID NO:27). A silent mutation has been inserted at nucleotide position 15 of this primer to obtain a PstI restriction site. The reverse primer has the sequence 5'-AAG CTT CCA CTC CTT CTC-3' (SEQ ID NO:38). A 259 bp product was obtained with HindIII restriction site at the 3' end. The amplification product was cloned into a T-vector, sequenced and ligated to a BamHI/HindIII digested root-preferred promoter cassette containing the maize optimized VIP2A(a). The construct obtained was designated pCIB5527. The maize optimized coding region for VIP2A(a) with the Bacillus secretion signal removed is disclosed as SEQ ID NO:39 and the encoded protein is disclosed as SEQ ID NO:40.

EXAMPLE 24 Construction and Cloning of the VIP1A(a) AND VIP2A(a) Maize Optimized Genes

Design: The maize optimized genes were designed by reverse translation of the native VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) protein sequences using codons that are used most often in maize (Murray et al., Nucleic Acid Research, 17:477-498 (1989)). To facilitate cloning, the DNA sequence was further modified to incorporate unique restriction sites at intervals of every 200-360 nucleotides. VIP1A(a) was designed to be cloned in 11 such fragments and VIP2A(a) was cloned in 5 fragments. Following cloning of the individual fragments, adjacent fragments were joined using the restriction sites common to both fragments, to obtain the complete gene. To clone each fragment, oligonucleotides (50-85 nucleotides) were designed to represent both the upper and the lower strand of the DNA. The upper oligo of the first oligo pair was designed to have a 15 bp single stranded region at the 3' end which was homologous to a similar single stranded region of the lower strand of the next oligo pair to direct the orientation and sequence of the various oligo pairs within a given fragment. The oligos are also designed such that when the all the oligos representing a fragment are hybridized, the ends have single stranded regions corresponding to the particular restriction site to be formed. The structure of each oligomer was examined for stable secondary structures such as hairpin loops using the OLIGO program from NBI Inc. Whenever neccesary, nucleotides were changed to decrease the stability of the secondary structure without changing the amino acid sequence of the protein. A plant ribosomal binding site consensus sequence, TAAACAATG (Joshi et al., Nucleic Acid Res., 15:6643-6653 (1987)) or eukaryotic ribosomal binding site concensus sequence CCACCATG (Kozak, Nucleic Acid Research, 12:857-872 (1984)) was inserted at the translational start codon of the gene.

Cloning: Oligos were synthesized by IDT Inc., and were supplied as lyophilized powders. They were resuspended at a concentration of 200 μM. To 30 μl of each oligo formamide was added a final concentration of 25-50% and the sample was boiled for two minutes before separation on a premade 10% polyacryamide/urea gel obtained from Novex. After electrophoresis, the oligo was detected by UV shadowing by placing the gel on a TLC plate containing a fluorescent indicator and exposing it to UV light. The region containing DNA of the correct size was excised and extracted from the polyacryamide by an overnight incubation of the minced gel fragment in a buffer containing 0.4 M LiCl, 0.1 mM EDTA. The DNA was separated from the gel residue by centrifugation through a Millipore UFMC filter. The extracted DNA was ethanol precipitated by the addition of 2 volumes of absolute alcohol. After centrifugation, the precipitate was resuspended in dH₂ O at a concentration of 2.5 μM. Fragments were cloned either by hybridization of the oligos and ligation with the appropriate vector or by amplification of the hybridized fragment using a equimolar mixture of all the oligos for a particular fragment as a template and end-specific PCR primers.

Cloning by hybridization and ligation: Homologous double stranded oligo pairs were obtained by mixing 5 μl of the upper and of the lower oligo for each oligo pair with buffer containing 1X polynucleotide kinase (PNK) buffer (70 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.6), 10 mM MgCl₂, 5 mM dithiothreitol (DTT)), 50 mM KCl, and 5% formamide in a final volume of 50 μl. The oligos were boiled for 10 minutes and slow cooled to 37° C. or room temperature. 10 μl was removed for analysis on a 4% agarose in a TAE buffer system (Metaphore®; FMC). Each hybridized oligo pair was kinased by the addition of ATP at a final concentration of 1 mM, BSA at a final concentration of 100 μg per ml and 200 units of polynucleotide kinase and 1 μl of 10X PNK buffer in a volume of 10 μl. Following hybridization and phosphorylation, the reaction was incubated at 37° C. for 2 hours to overnight. 10 μl of each of the oligo pairs for a particular fragment, were mixed in a final volume of 50 μl. The oligo pairs were hybridized by heating at 80° C. for 10 minutes and slow cooling to 37° C. 2 μl of oligos was mixed with about 100 ng of an appropriate vector and ligated using a buffer containing 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.8), 10 mM MgCl₂, 10 mM DTT, 1 mM ATP. The reaction was incubated at room temp. for 2 hours to overnight and transformed into DH5α strain of E. coli, plated on L-plates containing ampicillin at a concentration of 100 μg/ml using standard procedures. Positive clones were further characterized and confirmed by PCR miniscreen described in detail in U.S. Pat. No. 5,625,136 using the universal primers "Reverse" and M13 "-20 " as primers. Positive clones were identified by digestion of DNA with appropriate enzymes followed by sequencing. Recombinants that had the expected DNA sequence were then selected for further work.

PCR Amplification and Cloning into T-Vector

PCR amplification was carried out by using a mixture of all the oligomers that represented the upper and the lower strand of a particular fragment ( final concentration 5 mM each) as template, specific end primers for the particular fragment (final concentration 2 μM) 200 μM of each dATP, dTTP, dCTP and dGTP, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 8.3), 50 mM KCl, 1.5 mM MgCl₂, 0.01% gelatin and 5 units of Taq polymerase in a final reaction volume of 50 μl. The amplification reaction was carried out in a Perkin Elmer thermocycler 9600 by incubation at 95° C. for 1 min (1 cycle ), followed by 20 cycles of 95° C. for 45 sec., 50° C. for 45 sec., 72° C. for 30 sec. Finally the reaction was incubated for 5 min at 72° C. before analyzing the product. 10 μl of the reaction was analyzed on a 2.5% Nusieve (FMC) agarose gel in a TAE buffer system. The correct size fragment was gel purified and used for cloning into a PCR cloning vector or T-vector. T-vector construction was as described by Marchuk et al., Nucleic Acid Research, 19:1154 (1991). pBluescriptsk+ (Stratagene®, Ca.) was used as the parent vector. Transformation and identification of the correct clone was carried out as described above.

Fragments 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, and 9 of VIP1A(a) and fragments 2 and 4 of VIP2A(a) were obtained by cloning of PCR amplification products; whereas, fragments 2, 7, 10 and 11 of VIP1A(a) and fragments 1, 3, and 5 of VIP2A(a) were obtained by hybridization/ligation.

Once fragments with the desired sequence were obtained, the complete gene was assembled by cloning together adjacent fragments. The complete gene was resequenced and tested for activity against WCRW before moving it into plant expression vectors containing the root preferred promoter (disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,466,785, herein incorporated by reference) and the rice actin promoter.

One such plant expression vector is pCIB5521. The maize optimized VIP1A(a) coding region (SEQ ID NO:26) was cloned in a plant expression vector containing the root preferred promoter at the 5' of the gene with the PEP Carboxylase intron #9 followed by the 35S terminator at the 3' end. The plasmid also contains sequences for ampicillin resistance from the plasmid pUC19. Another plant expression vector is pCIB5522, which contains the maize optimized VIP2A(a) coding region (SEQ ID NO:27) fused to the root preferred promoter at the 5' of the gene with the PEP Carboxylase intron #9 followed by the 35S terminator at the 3' end.

EXAMPLE 25 NAD Affinity Chromatography

A purification strategy was used based on the affinity of VIP2 for the substrate NAD.

The supernatant from the pH 3.5 sodium citrate buffer treatment described in Example 4 was dialyzed in 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5 overnight. The neutralized supernatant was added to an equal volume of washed NAD agarose and incubated with gentle rocking at 4° C. overnight. The resin and protein solution were added to a 10 ml disposable polypropylene column and the protein solution allowed to flow out. The column was washed with 5 column volumes of 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5 then washed with 2-5 column volumes of 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5, 100 mM NaCl, followed by 2-5 column volumes of 20 mM TRIS 7.5. The VIP proteins were eluted in 20 mM TRIS pH 7.5 supplemented with 5 mM NAD. Approximately 3 column volumes of the effluent were collected and concentrated in a Centricon -10. Yield is typically about 7-15 μg of protein per ml of resin.

When the purified proteins were analyzed by SDS-PAGE followed by silver staining, two polypeptides were visible, one with Mr of approximately 80,000 and one with Mr of approximately 45,000. N-terminal sequencing revealed that the Mr 80,000 protein corresponded to a proteolytically processed form of VIP1A(A) and the Mr 45,000 form corresponded to a proteolytically processed form of VIP2A(a). The co-purification of VIP1A(a) with VIP2A(a) indicates that the two proteins probably form a complex and have protein-protein interacting regions. VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) proteins purified in this manner were biologically active against western corn rootworm.

EXAMPLE 26 Expression of Maize Optimized VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a)

E. coli strains containing different plasmids comprising VIP genes were assayed for expression of VIPs. E. coli strains harboring the individual plasmids were grown overnight in L-broth and expressed protein was extracted from the culture as described in Example 3, above. Protein expression was assayed by Western Blot analysis using antibodies developed using standard methods known in the art, similar to those described in Example 12, above. Also, insecticidal activity of the expressed proteins were tested against Western corn rootworm according to the method in Example 3, above. The results of the E. coli expression assays are described below.

    ______________________________________                                         Expression of VIPs in E. coli                                                                      Assay   Assay                                              Extract of E. coli Strain Harboring                                                                No. 1   No. 2   Protein                                    Indicated Plasmid   % Mortality Detected                                       ______________________________________                                         Control             0       0       no                                         pCIB5521 (maize optimized VIP1A(a))                                                                47      27      yes                                        pCIB5522 (maize optimized VIP2A(a))                                                                7       7       yes                                        pCIB6024 (native VIP2A(a))                                                                         13      13      yes                                        pCIB6206 (native VIP1A(a))                                                                         27      40      yes                                        Extracts pCIB5521 + pCIB5522 combined                                                              87      47                                                 Extracts pCIB5521 + pCIB6024 combined                                                              93      100                                                Extracts pCIB5522 + pCIB6206 combined                                                              100     100                                                Extracts pCIB6024 + pCIB6206 combined                                                              100     100                                                ______________________________________                                    

The DNA from these plasmids was used to transiently express the VIPs in a maize protoplast expression system. Protoplasts were isolated from maize 2717 Line 6 suspension cultures by digestion of the cell walls using Cellulase RS and Macerase R10 in appropriate buffer. Protoplasts were recovered by sieving and centrifugation. Protoplasts were transformed by a standard direct gene transfer method using approximately 75 μg plasmid DNA and PEG-40. Treated protoplasts were incubated overnight in the dark at room temperature. Analysis of VIP expression was accomplished on protoplast explants by Western blot analysis and insecticidal activity against Western corn rootworm as described above for the expression in E. coli. The results of the maize protoplast expression assays are described below.

    __________________________________________________________________________     Expression of VIPs in Plant Protoplasts                                                              Assay No. 1                                                                          Assay No. 2                                                                          Protein                                      Extract Tested        % Mortality Detected                                     __________________________________________________________________________     No DNA control        27    10    no                                           pCIB5521 (p) (maize optimized VIP1A(a))                                                              20 (0)                                                                               30    yes                                          pCIB5522 (p) (maize optmizied VIP2A(a))                                                              20 (0)                                                                               20    yes                                          Extracts pCIB5521 (p) + pCIB5522 (e) combined                                                        87 (82)                                                                              90                                                 Extracts pCIB5521 (p) + pCIB5522 (e) combined                                                        100   --                                                 Extracts pCIB5522 (p) + pCIB5521 (e) combined                                                        53 (36)                                                                              --                                                 Extracts pCIB5521 (p) + pCIB6024 (e) combined                                                        100   --                                                 Extracts pCIB5522 (p) + pCIB6206 (e) combined                                                        100   --                                                 pCIB6024(e) (native VIP2A(a))                                                                         0    --    yes                                          pCIB6206(e) (native VIPIA(a))                                                                        20    --    yes                                          pCIB5521 + pCIB 5522 (plasmids delivered by                                                          100   100   yes                                          cotransformation)                                                              __________________________________________________________________________      (p) = extract of protoplast culture transformed with indicated plasmid         (e) = extract of E. coli strain harboring indicated plasmid              

The expression data obtained with both E. coli and maize protoplasts show that the maize optimized VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) genes make the same protein as the native VIP1A(a) and VIP2A(a) genes, respectively, and that the proteins encoded by the maize optimized genes are functionally equivalent to the proteins encoded by the native genes.

All publications and patent applications mentioned in this specification are indicative of the level of skill of those skilled in the art to which this invention pertains. All publications and patent applications are herein incorporated by reference to the same extent as if each individual publication or patent application was specifically and individually indicated to be incorporated by reference.

The following deposits have been made at Agricultural Research Service, Patent Culture Collection (NRRL), Northern Regional Research Center, 1815 North University Street, Peoria, Ill. 61604, USA:

    ______________________________________                                          1. E. coli PL2    Accession No. NRRL B-21221N                                  2. E. coli pCIB6022                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21222                                   3. E. coli pCIB6023                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21223N                                  4. Bacillus thuringiensis HD73-78V1P                                                             Accession No. NRRL B-21224                                   5. Bacillus thuringiensis AB88                                                                   Accession No. NRRL B-21225                                   6. Bacillus thuringiensis AB359                                                                  Accession No. NRRL B-21226                                   7. Bacillus thuringiensis AB289                                                                  Accession No. NRRL B-21227                                   8. Bacillus sp. AB59                                                                             Accession No. NRRL B-21228                                   9. Bacillus sp. AB294                                                                            Accession No. NRRL B-21229                                  10. Bacillus sp. AB256                                                                            Accession No. NRRL B-21230                                  11. E. coli P5-4   Accession No. NRRL B-21059                                  12. E. coli P3-12  Accession No. NRRL B-21061                                  13. Bacillus cereus AB78                                                                          Accession No. NRRL B-21058                                  14. Bacillus thuringiensis AB6                                                                    Accession No. NRRL B-21060                                  15. E. coli pCIB6202                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21321                                  16. E. coli pCIB7100                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21322                                  17. E. coli pCIB7101                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21323                                  18. E. coli pCIB7102                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21324                                  19. E. coli pCIB7102                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21325                                  20. E. coli pCIB7104                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21422                                  21. E. coli pCIB7107                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21423                                  22. E. coli pCIB7108                                                                              Accession No. NRRL B-21438                                  23. Bacillus thuringiensis AB424                                                                  Accession No. NRRL B-21439                                  ______________________________________                                    

Although the foregoing invention has been described in some detail by way of illustration and example for purposes of clarity of understanding, it will be obvious that certain changes and modifications may be practiced within the scope of the appended claims.

    __________________________________________________________________________     #             SEQUENCE LISTING                                                 - (1) GENERAL INFORMATION:                                                     -    (iii) NUMBER OF SEQUENCES: 50                                             - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:1:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 6049 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #cereus   (A) ORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB78                                                     #NRRL B-21058 INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE:                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1082..2467                                             #/product= "VIP2A(a)"NFORMATION:                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 2475..5126                                             #/note= "Coding sequence for the 100                                                          kd VIP1A( - #a) protein.  This coding sequence is repeated      i - #n                                                                         #NO:4 and translated separately."                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:1:                                  - ATCGATACAA TGTTGTTTTA CTTAGACCGG TAGTCTCTGT AATTTGTTTA AT - #GCTATATT          60                                                                           - CTTTACTTTG ATACATTTTA ATAGCCATTT CAACCTTATC AGTATGTTTT TG - #TGGTCTTC         120                                                                           - CTCCTTTTTT TCCACGAGCT CTAGCTGCGT TTAATCCTGT TTTGGTACGT TC - #GCTAATAA         180                                                                           - TATCTCTTTC TAATTCTGCA ATACTTGCCA TCATTCGAAA GAAGAATTTC CC - #CATAGCAT         240                                                                           - TAGAGGTATC AATGTTGTCA TGAATAGAAA TAAAATCTAC ACCTAGCTCT TT - #GAATTTTT         300                                                                           - CACTTAACTC AATTAGGTGT TTTGTAGAGC GAGAAATTCG ATCAAGTTTG TA - #AACAACTA         360                                                                           - TCTTATCGCC TTTACGTAAT ACTTTTAGCA ACTCTTCGAG TTGAGGGCGC TC - #TTTTTTTA         420                                                                           - TTCCTGTTAT TTTCTCCTGA TATAGCCTTT CTACACCATA TTGTTGCAAA GC - #ATCTATTT         480                                                                           - GCATATCGAG ATTTTGTTCT TCTGTGCTGA CACGAGCATA ACCAAAAATC AA - #ATTGGTTT         540                                                                           - CACTTCCTAT CTAAATATAT CTATTAAAAT AGCACCAAAA ACCTTATTAA AT - #TAAAATAA         600                                                                           - GGAACTTTGT TTTTGGATAT GGATTTTGGT ACTCAATATG GATGAGTTTT TA - #ACGCTTTT         660                                                                           - GTTAAAAAAC AAACAAGTGC CATAAACGGT CGTTTTTGGG ATGACATAAT AA - #ATAATCTG         720                                                                           - TTTGATTAAC CTAACCTTGT ATCCTTACAG CCCAGTTTTA TTTGTACTTC AA - #CTGACTGA         780                                                                           - ATATGAAAAC AACATGAAGG TTTCATAAAA TTTATATATT TTCCATAACG GA - #TGCTCTAT         840                                                                           - CTTTAGGTTA TAGTTAAATT ATAAGAAAAA AACAAACGGA GGGAGTGAAA AA - #AAGCATCT         900                                                                           - TCTCTATAAT TTTACAGGCT CTTTAATAAG AAGGGGGGAG ATTAGATAAT AA - #ATATGAAT         960                                                                           - ATCTATCTAT AATTGTTTGC TTCTACAATA ACTTATCTAA CTTTCATATA CA - #ACAACAAA        1020                                                                           - ACAGACTAAA TCCAGATTGT ATATTCATTT TCAGTTGTTC CTTTATAAAA TA - #ATTTCATA        1080                                                                           #GTG TCA AAA AAA TTA       1126 TTG TTT ATG                                      Met Lys Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe M - #et Val Ser Lys Lys Leu              # 15                                                                           - CAA GTA GTT ACT AAA ACT GTA TTG CTT AGT AC - #A GTT TTC TCT ATA TCT          1174                                                                           Gln Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Th - #r Val Phe Ser Ile Ser            #                 30                                                           - TTA TTA AAT AAT GAA GTG ATA AAA GCT GAA CA - #A TTA AAT ATA AAT TCT          1222                                                                           Leu Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Glu Gl - #n Leu Asn Ile Asn Ser            #             45                                                               - CAA AGT AAA TAT ACT AAC TTG CAA AAT CTA AA - #A ATC ACT GAC AAG GTA          1270                                                                           Gln Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Ly - #s Ile Thr Asp Lys Val            #         60                                                                   - GAG GAT TTT AAA GAA GAT AAG GAA AAA GCG AA - #A GAA TGG GGG AAA GAA          1318                                                                           Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Ly - #s Glu Trp Gly Lys Glu            #     75                                                                       - AAA GAA AAA GAG TGG AAA CTA ACT GCT ACT GA - #A AAA GGA AAA ATG AAT          1366                                                                           Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Gl - #u Lys Gly Lys Met Asn            # 95                                                                           - AAT TTT TTA GAT AAT AAA AAT GAT ATA AAG AC - #A AAT TAT AAA GAA ATT          1414                                                                           Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Th - #r Asn Tyr Lys Glu Ile            #               110                                                            - ACT TTT TCT ATG GCA GGC TCA TTT GAA GAT GA - #A ATA AAA GAT TTA AAA          1462                                                                           Thr Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Gl - #u Ile Lys Asp Leu Lys            #           125                                                                - GAA ATT GAT AAG ATG TTT GAT AAA ACC AAT CT - #A TCA AAT TCT ATT ATC          1510                                                                           Glu Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Le - #u Ser Asn Ser Ile Ile            #       140                                                                    - ACC TAT AAA AAT GTG GAA CCG ACA ACA ATT GG - #A TTT AAT AAA TCT TTA          1558                                                                           Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gl - #y Phe Asn Lys Ser Leu            #   155                                                                        - ACA GAA GGT AAT ACG ATT AAT TCT GAT GCA AT - #G GCA CAG TTT AAA GAA          1606                                                                           Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Me - #t Ala Gln Phe Lys Glu            160                 1 - #65                 1 - #70                 1 -        #75                                                                            - CAA TTT TTA GAT AGG GAT ATT AAG TTT GAT AG - #T TAT CTA GAT ACG CAT          1654                                                                           Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Se - #r Tyr Leu Asp Thr His            #               190                                                            - TTA ACT GCT CAA CAA GTT TCC AGT AAA GAA AG - #A GTT ATT TTG AAG GTT          1702                                                                           Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Ar - #g Val Ile Leu Lys Val            #           205                                                                - ACG GTT CCG AGT GGG AAA GGT TCT ACT ACT CC - #A ACA AAA GCA GGT GTC          1750                                                                           Thr Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pr - #o Thr Lys Ala Gly Val            #       220                                                                    - ATT TTA AAT AAT AGT GAA TAC AAA ATG CTC AT - #T GAT AAT GGG TAT ATG          1798                                                                           Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Il - #e Asp Asn Gly Tyr Met            #   235                                                                        - GTC CAT GTA GAT AAG GTA TCA AAA GTG GTG AA - #A AAA GGG GTG GAG TGC          1846                                                                           Val His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Ly - #s Lys Gly Val Glu Cys            240                 2 - #45                 2 - #50                 2 -        #55                                                                            - TTA CAA ATT GAA GGG ACT TTA AAA AAG AGT CT - #T GAC TTT AAA AAT GAT          1894                                                                           Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Le - #u Asp Phe Lys Asn Asp            #               270                                                            - ATA AAT GCT GAA GCG CAT AGC TGG GGT ATG AA - #G AAT TAT GAA GAG TGG          1942                                                                           Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Ly - #s Asn Tyr Glu Glu Trp            #           285                                                                - GCT AAA GAT TTA ACC GAT TCG CAA AGG GAA GC - #T TTA GAT GGG TAT GCT          1990                                                                           Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Al - #a Leu Asp Gly Tyr Ala            #       300                                                                    - AGG CAA GAT TAT AAA GAA ATC AAT AAT TAT TT - #A AGA AAT CAA GGC GGA          2038                                                                           Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Le - #u Arg Asn Gln Gly Gly            #   315                                                                        - AGT GGA AAT GAA AAA CTA GAT GCT CAA ATA AA - #A AAT ATT TCT GAT GCT          2086                                                                           Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Ly - #s Asn Ile Ser Asp Ala            320                 3 - #25                 3 - #30                 3 -        #35                                                                            - TTA GGG AAG AAA CCA ATA CCG GAA AAT ATT AC - #T GTG TAT AGA TGG TGT          2134                                                                           Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Th - #r Val Tyr Arg Trp Cys            #               350                                                            - GGC ATG CCG GAA TTT GGT TAT CAA ATT AGT GA - #T CCG TTA CCT TCT TTA          2182                                                                           Gly Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser As - #p Pro Leu Pro Ser Leu            #           365                                                                - AAA GAT TTT GAA GAA CAA TTT TTA AAT ACA AT - #C AAA GAA GAC AAA GGA          2230                                                                           Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Il - #e Lys Glu Asp Lys Gly            #       380                                                                    - TAT ATG AGT ACA AGC TTA TCG AGT GAA CGT CT - #T GCA GCT TTT GGA TCT          2278                                                                           Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Le - #u Ala Ala Phe Gly Ser            #   395                                                                        - AGA AAA ATT ATA TTA CGA TTA CAA GTT CCG AA - #A GGA AGT ACG GGT GCG          2326                                                                           Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Ly - #s Gly Ser Thr Gly Ala            400                 4 - #05                 4 - #10                 4 -        #15                                                                            - TAT TTA AGT GCC ATT GGT GGA TTT GCA AGT GA - #A AAA GAG ATC CTA CTT          2374                                                                           Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Gl - #u Lys Glu Ile Leu Leu            #               430                                                            - GAT AAA GAT AGT AAA TAT CAT ATT GAT AAA GT - #A ACA GAG GTA ATT ATT          2422                                                                           Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Va - #l Thr Glu Val Ile Ile            #           445                                                                - AAA GGT GTT AAG CGA TAT GTA GTG GAT GCA AC - #A TTA TTA ACA AAT              2467                                                                           Lys Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Th - #r Leu Leu Thr Asn                #       460                                                                    - TAAGGAGATG AAAAATATGA AGAAAAAGTT AGCAAGTGTT GTAACGTGTA CG - #TTATTAGC        2527                                                                           - TCCTATGTTT TTGAATGGAA ATGTGAATGC TGTTTACGCA GACAGCAAAA CA - #AATCAAAT        2587                                                                           - TTCTACAACA CAGAAAAATC AACAGAAAGA GATGGACCGA AAAGGATTAC TT - #GGGTATTA        2647                                                                           - TTTCAAAGGA AAAGATTTTA GTAATCTTAC TATGTTTGCA CCGACACGTG AT - #AGTACTCT        2707                                                                           - TATTTATGAT CAACAAACAG CAAATAAACT ATTAGATAAA AAACAACAAG AA - #TATCAGTC        2767                                                                           - TATTCGTTGG ATTGGTTTGA TTCAGAGTAA AGAAACGGGA GATTTCACAT TT - #AACTTATC        2827                                                                           - TGAGGATGAA CAGGCAATTA TAGAAATCAA TGGGAAAATT ATTTCTAATA AA - #GGGAAAGA        2887                                                                           - AAAGCAAGTT GTCCATTTAG AAAAAGGAAA ATTAGTTCCA ATCAAAATAG AG - #TATCAATC        2947                                                                           - AGATACAAAA TTTAATATTG ACAGTAAAAC ATTTAAAGAA CTTAAATTAT TT - #AAAATAGA        3007                                                                           - TAGTCAAAAC CAACCCCAGC AAGTCCAGCA AGATGAACTG AGAAATCCTG AA - #TTTAACAA        3067                                                                           - GAAAGAATCA CAGGAATTCT TAGCGAAACC ATCGAAAATA AATCTTTTCA CT - #CAAAAAAT        3127                                                                           - GAAAAGGGAA ATTGATGAAG ACACGGATAC GGATGGGGAC TCTATTCCTG AC - #CTTTGGGA        3187                                                                           - AGAAAATGGG TATACGATTC ACAATAGAAT CGCTGTAAAG TGGGACGATT CT - #CTAGCAAG        3247                                                                           - TAAAGGGTAT ACGAAATTTG TTTCAAATCC ACTAGAAAGT CACACAGTTG GT - #GATCCTTA        3307                                                                           - TACAGATTAT GAAAAGGCAG CAAGAGATCT AGATTTGTCA AATGCAAAGG AA - #ACGTTTAA        3367                                                                           - CCCATTGGTA GCTGCTTTTC CAAGTGTGAA TGTTAGTATG GAAAAGGTGA TA - #TTATCACC        3427                                                                           - AAATGAAAAT TTATCCAATA GTGTAGAGTC TCATTCATCC ACGAATTGGT CT - #TATACAAA        3487                                                                           - TACAGAAGGT GCTTCTGTTG AAGCGGGGAT TGGACCAAAA GGTATTTCGT TC - #GGAGTTAG        3547                                                                           - CGTAAACTAT CAACACTCTG AAACAGTTGC ACAAGAATGG GGAACATCTA CA - #GGAAATAC        3607                                                                           - TTCGCAATTC AATACGGCTT CAGCGGGATA TTTAAATGCA AATGTTCGAT AT - #AACAATGT        3667                                                                           - AGGAACTGGT GCCATCTACG ATGTAAAACC TACAACAAGT TTTGTATTAA AT - #AACGATAC        3727                                                                           - TATCGCAACT ATTACGGCGA AATCTAATTC TACAGCCTTA AATATATCTC CT - #GGAGAAAG        3787                                                                           - TTACCCGAAA AAAGGACAAA ATGGAATCGC AATAACATCA ATGGATGATT TT - #AATTCCCA        3847                                                                           - TCCGATTACA TTAAATAAAA AACAAGTAGA TAATCTGCTA AATAATAAAC CT - #ATGATGTT        3907                                                                           - GGAAACAAAC CAAACAGATG GTGTTTATAA GATAAAAGAT ACACATGGAA AT - #ATAGTAAC        3967                                                                           - TGGCGGAGAA TGGAATGGTG TCATACAACA AATCAAGGCT AAAACAGCGT CT - #ATTATTGT        4027                                                                           - GGATGATGGG GAACGTGTAG CAGAAAAACG TGTAGCGGCA AAAGATTATG AA - #AATCCAGA        4087                                                                           - AGATAAAACA CCGTCTTTAA CTTTAAAAGA TGCCCTGAAG CTTTCATATC CA - #GATGAAAT        4147                                                                           - AAAAGAAATA GAGGGATTAT TATATTATAA AAACAAACCG ATATACGAAT CG - #AGCGTTAT        4207                                                                           - GACTTACTTA GATGAAAATA CAGCAAAAGA AGTGACCAAA CAATTAAATG AT - #ACCACTGG        4267                                                                           - GAAATTTAAA GATGTAAGTC ATTTATATGA TGTAAAACTG ACTCCAAAAA TG - #AATGTTAC        4327                                                                           - AATCAAATTG TCTATACTTT ATGATAATGC TGAGTCTAAT GATAACTCAA TT - #GGTAAATG        4387                                                                           - GACAAACACA AATATTGTTT CAGGTGGAAA TAACGGAAAA AAACAATATT CT - #TCTAATAA        4447                                                                           - TCCGGATGCT AATTTGACAT TAAATACAGA TGCTCAAGAA AAATTAAATA AA - #AATCGTGA        4507                                                                           - CTATTATATA AGTTTATATA TGAAGTCAGA AAAAAACACA CAATGTGAGA TT - #ACTATAGA        4567                                                                           - TGGGGAGATT TATCCGATCA CTACAAAAAC AGTGAATGTG AATAAAGACA AT - #TACAAAAG        4627                                                                           - ATTAGATATT ATAGCTCATA ATATAAAAAG TAATCCAATT TCTTCACTTC AT - #ATTAAAAC        4687                                                                           - GAATGATGAA ATAACTTTAT TTTGGGATGA TATTTCTATA ACAGATGTAG CA - #TCAATAAA        4747                                                                           - ACCGGAAAAT TTAACAGATT CAGAAATTAA ACAGATTTAT AGTAGGTATG GT - #ATTAAGTT        4807                                                                           - AGAAGATGGA ATCCTTATTG ATAAAAAAGG TGGGATTCAT TATGGTGAAT TT - #ATTAATGA        4867                                                                           - AGCTAGTTTT AATATTGAAC CATTGCAAAA TTATGTGACC AAATATGAAG TT - #ACTTATAG        4927                                                                           - TAGTGAGTTA GGACCAAACG TGAGTGACAC ACTTGAAAGT GATAAAATTT AC - #AAGGATGG        4987                                                                           - GACAATTAAA TTTGATTTTA CCAAATATAG TAAAAATGAA CAAGGATTAT TT - #TATGACAG        5047                                                                           - TGGATTAAAT TGGGACTTTA AAATTAATGC TATTACTTAT GATGGTAAAG AG - #ATGAATGT        5107                                                                           - TTTTCATAGA TATAATAAAT AGTTATTATA TCTATGAAGC TGGTGCTAAA GA - #TAGTGTAA        5167                                                                           - AAGTTAATAT ACTGTAGGAT TGTAATAAAA GTAATGGAAT TGATATCGTA CT - #TTGGAGTG        5227                                                                           - GGGGATACTT TGTAAATAGT TCTATCAGAA ACATTAGACT AAGAAAAGTT AC - #TACCCCCA        5287                                                                           - CTTGAAAATG AAGATTCAAC TGATTACAAA CAACCTGTTA AATATTATAA GG - #TTTTAACA        5347                                                                           - AAATATTAAA CTCTTTATGT TAATACTGTA ATATAAAGAG TTTAATTGTA TT - #CAAATGAA        5407                                                                           - GCTTTCCCAC AAAATTAGAC TGATTATCTA ATGAAATAAT CAGTCTAATT TT - #GTAGAACA        5467                                                                           - GGTCTGGTAT TATTGTACGT GGTCACTAAA AGATATCTAA TATTATTGGG CA - #AGGCGTTC        5527                                                                           - CATGATTGAA TCCTCGAATG TCTTGCCCTT TTCATTTATT TAAGAAGGAT TG - #TGGAGAAA        5587                                                                           - TTATGGTTTA GATAATGAAG AAAGACTTCA CTTCTAATTT TTGATGTTAA AT - #AAATCAAA        5647                                                                           - ATTTGGCGAT TCACATTGTT TAATCCACTG ATAAAACATA CTGGAGTGTT CT - #TAAAAAAT        5707                                                                           - CAGCTTTTTT CTTTATAAAA TTTTGCTTAG CGTACGAAAT TCGTGTTTTG TT - #GGTGGGAC        5767                                                                           - CCCATGCCCA TCAACTTAAG AGTAAATTAG TAATGAACTT TCGTTCATCT GG - #ATTAAAAT        5827                                                                           - AACCTCAAAT TAGGACATGT TTTTAAAAAT AAGCAGACCA AATAAGCCTA GA - #ATAGGTAT        5887                                                                           - CATTTTTAAA AATTATGCTG CTTTCTTTTG TTTTCCAAAT CCATTATACT CA - #TAAGCAAC        5947                                                                           - ACCCATAATG TCAAAGACTG TTTTTGTCTC ATATCGATAA GCTTGATATC GA - #ATTCCTGC        6007                                                                           #6049              TAGT TCTAGAGCGG CCGCCACCGC GG                               - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:2:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 462 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:2:                                  - Met Lys Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Met Va - #l Ser Lys Lys Leu Gln          #                 15                                                           - Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Phe Ser Ile Ser Leu          #             30                                                               - Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Glu Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln          #         45                                                                   - Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Thr Asp Lys Val Glu          #     60                                                                       - Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys          # 80                                                                           - Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Lys Met Asn Asn          #                 95                                                           - Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr          #           110                                                                - Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu          #       125                                                                    - Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Se - #r Asn Ser Ile Ile Thr          #   140                                                                        - Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln          #               175                                                            - Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu          #           190                                                                - Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr          #       205                                                                    - Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile          #   220                                                                        - Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Met Val          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Val Glu Cys Leu          #               255                                                            - Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile          #           270                                                                - Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys As - #n Tyr Glu Glu Trp Ala          #       285                                                                    - Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg          #   300                                                                        - Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu          #               335                                                            - Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly          #           350                                                                - Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys          #       365                                                                    - Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr          #   380                                                                        - Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr          #               415                                                            - Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp          #           430                                                                - Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys          #       445                                                                    - Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn                  #   460                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:3:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 20 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..20                                                  #/note= "Signal peptide for vacuolar                                                          targetting"                                                     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:3:                                  - Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Ala Asp Ser Asn Pro Il - #e Arg Val Thr Asp Arg          #                15                                                            - Ala Ala Ser Thr                                                                          20                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:4:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2655 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                      -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #cereus   (A) ORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB78                                                     #NRRL B-21058 INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE:                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1..2652                                                #/product= "100 kDa protein VIP1A(a)"                                          #SEQis sequence is identical to the portion of                                                 ID NO - #:1 between and including nucleotide 2475 to           5126."                                                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:4:                                  - ATG AAA AAT ATG AAG AAA AAG TTA GCA AGT GT - #T GTA ACG TGT ACG TTA            48                                                                           Met Lys Asn Met Lys Lys Lys Leu Ala Ser Va - #l Val Thr Cys Thr Leu            #       475                                                                    - TTA GCT CCT ATG TTT TTG AAT GGA AAT GTG AA - #T GCT GTT TAC GCA GAC            96                                                                           Leu Ala Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Asn Val As - #n Ala Val Tyr Ala Asp            #   490                                                                        - AGC AAA ACA AAT CAA ATT TCT ACA ACA CAG AA - #A AAT CAA CAG AAA GAG           144                                                                           Ser Lys Thr Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Ly - #s Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu            495                 5 - #00                 5 - #05                 5 -        #10                                                                            - ATG GAC CGA AAA GGA TTA CTT GGG TAT TAT TT - #C AAA GGA AAA GAT TTT           192                                                                           Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Ph - #e Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe            #               525                                                            - AGT AAT CTT ACT ATG TTT GCA CCG ACA CGT GA - #T AGT ACT CTT ATT TAT           240                                                                           Ser Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg As - #p Ser Thr Leu Ile Tyr            #           540                                                                - GAT CAA CAA ACA GCA AAT AAA CTA TTA GAT AA - #A AAA CAA CAA GAA TAT           288                                                                           Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Ly - #s Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr            #       555                                                                    - CAG TCT ATT CGT TGG ATT GGT TTG ATT CAG AG - #T AAA GAA ACG GGA GAT           336                                                                           Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Se - #r Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp            #   570                                                                        - TTC ACA TTT AAC TTA TCT GAG GAT GAA CAG GC - #A ATT ATA GAA ATC AAT           384                                                                           Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Al - #a Ile Ile Glu Ile Asn            575                 5 - #80                 5 - #85                 5 -        #90                                                                            - GGG AAA ATT ATT TCT AAT AAA GGG AAA GAA AA - #G CAA GTT GTC CAT TTA           432                                                                           Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Ly - #s Gln Val Val His Leu            #               605                                                            - GAA AAA GGA AAA TTA GTT CCA ATC AAA ATA GA - #G TAT CAA TCA GAT ACA           480                                                                           Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Gl - #u Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr            #           620                                                                - AAA TTT AAT ATT GAC AGT AAA ACA TTT AAA GA - #A CTT AAA TTA TTT AAA           528                                                                           Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Gl - #u Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys            #       635                                                                    - ATA GAT AGT CAA AAC CAA CCC CAG CAA GTC CA - #G CAA GAT GAA CTG AGA           576                                                                           Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gln Val Gl - #n Gln Asp Glu Leu Arg            #   650                                                                        - AAT CCT GAA TTT AAC AAG AAA GAA TCA CAG GA - #A TTC TTA GCG AAA CCA           624                                                                           Asn Pro Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Gl - #u Phe Leu Ala Lys Pro            655                 6 - #60                 6 - #65                 6 -        #70                                                                            - TCG AAA ATA AAT CTT TTC ACT CAA AAA ATG AA - #A AGG GAA ATT GAT GAA           672                                                                           Ser Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Lys Met Ly - #s Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu            #               685                                                            - GAC ACG GAT ACG GAT GGG GAC TCT ATT CCT GA - #C CTT TGG GAA GAA AAT           720                                                                           Asp Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro As - #p Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn            #           700                                                                - GGG TAT ACG ATT CAA AAT AGA ATC GCT GTA AA - #G TGG GAC GAT TCT CTA           768                                                                           Gly Tyr Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala Val Ly - #s Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu            #       715                                                                    - GCA AGT AAA GGG TAT ACG AAA TTT GTT TCA AA - #T CCA CTA GAA AGT CAC           816                                                                           Ala Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser As - #n Pro Leu Glu Ser His            #   730                                                                        - ACA GTT GGT GAT CCT TAT ACA GAT TAT GAA AA - #G GCA GCA AGA GAT CTA           864                                                                           Thr Val Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Ly - #s Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu            735                 7 - #40                 7 - #45                 7 -        #50                                                                            - GAT TTG TCA AAT GCA AAG GAA ACG TTT AAC CC - #A TTG GTA GCT GCT TTT           912                                                                           Asp Leu Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pr - #o Leu Val Ala Ala Phe            #               765                                                            - CCA AGT GTG AAT GTT AGT ATG GAA AAG GTG AT - #A TTA TCA CCA AAT GAA           960                                                                           Pro Ser Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Il - #e Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu            #           780                                                                - AAT TTA TCC AAT AGT GTA GAG TCT CAT TCA TC - #C ACG AAT TGG TCT TAT          1008                                                                           Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Se - #r Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr            #       795                                                                    - ACA AAT ACA GAA GGT GCT TCT GTT GAA GCG GG - #G ATT GGA CCA AAA GGT          1056                                                                           Thr Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Gl - #y Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly            #   810                                                                        - ATT TCG TTC GGA GTT AGC GTA AAC TAT CAA CA - #C TCT GAA ACA GTT GCA          1104                                                                           Ile Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln Hi - #s Ser Glu Thr Val Ala            815                 8 - #20                 8 - #25                 8 -        #30                                                                            - CAA GAA TGG GGA ACA TCT ACA GGA AAT ACT TC - #G CAA TTC AAT ACG GCT          1152                                                                           Gln Glu Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Se - #r Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala            #               845                                                            - TCA GCG GGA TAT TTA AAT GCA AAT GTT CGA TA - #T AAC AAT GTA GGA ACT          1200                                                                           Ser Ala Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Ty - #r Asn Asn Val Gly Thr            #           860                                                                - GGT GCC ATC TAC GAT GTA AAA CCT ACA ACA AG - #T TTT GTA TTA AAT AAC          1248                                                                           Gly Ala Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Se - #r Phe Val Leu Asn Asn            #       875                                                                    - GAT ACT ATC GCA ACT ATT ACG GCG AAA TCT AA - #T TCT ACA GCC TTA AAT          1296                                                                           Asp Thr Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser As - #n Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn            #   890                                                                        - ATA TCT CCT GGA GAA AGT TAC CCG AAA AAA GG - #A CAA AAT GGA ATC GCA          1344                                                                           Ile Ser Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gl - #y Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala            895                 9 - #00                 9 - #05                 9 -        #10                                                                            - ATA ACA TCA ATG GAT GAT TTT AAT TCC CAT CC - #G ATT ACA TTA AAT AAA          1392                                                                           Ile Thr Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pr - #o Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys            #               925                                                            - AAA CAA GTA GAT AAT CTG CTA AAT AAT AAA CC - #T ATG ATG TTG GAA ACA          1440                                                                           Lys Gln Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys Pr - #o Met Met Leu Glu Thr            #           940                                                                - AAC CAA ACA GAT GGT GTT TAT AAG ATA AAA GA - #T ACA CAT GGA AAT ATA          1488                                                                           Asn Gln Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys As - #p Thr His Gly Asn Ile            #       955                                                                    - GTA ACT GGC GGA GAA TGG AAT GGT GTC ATA CA - #A CAA ATC AAG GCT AAA          1536                                                                           Val Thr Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Ile Gl - #n Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys            #   970                                                                        - ACA GCG TCT ATT ATT GTG GAT GAT GGG GAA CG - #T GTA GCA GAA AAA CGT          1584                                                                           Thr Ala Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Glu Ar - #g Val Ala Glu Lys Arg            975                 9 - #80                 9 - #85                 9 -        #90                                                                            - GTA GCG GCA AAA GAT TAT GAA AAT CCA GAA GA - #T AAA ACA CCG TCT TTA          1632                                                                           Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu As - #p Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu            #              10050                                                           - ACT TTA AAA GAT GCC CTG AAG CTT TCA TAT CC - #A GAT GAA ATA AAA GAA          1680                                                                           Thr Leu Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pr - #o Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu            #          10205                                                               - ATA GAG GGA TTA TTA TAT TAT AAA AAC AAA CC - #G ATA TAC GAA TCG AGC          1728                                                                           Ile Glu Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pr - #o Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser            #      10350                                                                   - GTT ATG ACT TAC TTA GAT GAA AAT ACA GCA AA - #A GAA GTG ACC AAA CAA          1776                                                                           Val Met Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Ly - #s Glu Val Thr Lys Gln            #  10505                                                                       - TTA AAT GAT ACC ACT GGG AAA TTT AAA GAT GT - #A AGT CAT TTA TAT GAT          1824                                                                           Leu Asn Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Va - #l Ser His Leu Tyr Asp            #               10701060 - #                1065                               - GTA AAA CTG ACT CCA AAA ATG AAT GTT ACA AT - #C AAA TTG TCT ATA CTT          1872                                                                           Val Lys Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Val Thr Il - #e Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu            #              10850                                                           - TAT GAT AAT GCT GAG TCT AAT GAT AAC TCA AT - #T GGT AAA TGG ACA AAC          1920                                                                           Tyr Asp Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser Il - #e Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn            #          11005                                                               - ACA AAT ATT GTT TCA GGT GGA AAT AAC GGA AA - #A AAA CAA TAT TCT TCT          1968                                                                           Thr Asn Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Ly - #s Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser            #      11150                                                                   - AAT AAT CCG GAT GCT AAT TTG ACA TTA AAT AC - #A GAT GCT CAA GAA AAA          2016                                                                           Asn Asn Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Th - #r Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys            #  11305                                                                       - TTA AAT AAA AAT CGT GAC TAT TAT ATA AGT TT - #A TAT ATG AAG TCA GAA          2064                                                                           Leu Asn Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Le - #u Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu            #               11501140 - #                1145                               - AAA AAC ACA CAA TGT GAG ATT ACT ATA GAT GG - #G GAG ATT TAT CCG ATC          2112                                                                           Lys Asn Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp Gl - #y Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile            #              11650                                                           - ACT ACA AAA ACA GTG AAT GTG AAT AAA GAC AA - #T TAC AAA AGA TTA GAT          2160                                                                           Thr Thr Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Lys Asp As - #n Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp            #          11805                                                               - ATT ATA GCT CAT AAT ATA AAA AGT AAT CCA AT - #T TCT TCA CTT CAT ATT          2208                                                                           Ile Ile Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro Il - #e Ser Ser Leu His Ile            #      11950                                                                   - AAA ACG AAT GAT GAA ATA ACT TTA TTT TGG GA - #T GAT ATT TCT ATA ACA          2256                                                                           Lys Thr Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp As - #p Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr            #  12105                                                                       - GAT GTA GCA TCA ATA AAA CCG GAA AAT TTA AC - #A GAT TCA GAA ATT AAA          2304                                                                           Asp Val Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Th - #r Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys            #               12301220 - #                1225                               - CAG ATT TAT AGT AGG TAT GGT ATT AAG TTA GA - #A GAT GGA ATC CTT ATT          2352                                                                           Gln Ile Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu Gl - #u Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile            #              12450                                                           - GAT AAA AAA GGT GGG ATT CAT TAT GGT GAA TT - #T ATT AAT GAA GCT AGT          2400                                                                           Asp Lys Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gly Glu Ph - #e Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser            #          12605                                                               - TTT AAT ATT GAA CCA TTG CAA AAT TAT GTG AC - #C AAA TAT GAA GTT ACT          2448                                                                           Phe Asn Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Th - #r Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr            #      12750                                                                   - TAT AGT AGT GAG TTA GGA CCA AAC GTG AGT GA - #C ACA CTT GAA AGT GAT          2496                                                                           Tyr Ser Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Val Ser As - #p Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp            #  12905                                                                       - AAA ATT TAC AAG GAT GGG ACA ATT AAA TTT GA - #T TTT ACC AAA TAT AGT          2544                                                                           Lys Ile Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe As - #p Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser            #               13101300 - #                1305                               - AAA AAT GAA CAA GGA TTA TTT TAT GAC AGT GG - #A TTA AAT TGG GAC TTT          2592                                                                           Lys Asn Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser Gl - #y Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe            #              13250                                                           - AAA ATT AAT GCT ATT ACT TAT GAT GGT AAA GA - #G ATG AAT GTT TTT CAT          2640                                                                           Lys Ile Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys Gl - #u Met Asn Val Phe His            #          13405                                                               #  2655            AG                                                          Arg Tyr Asn Lys                                                                        1345                                                                   - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:5:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 884 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:5:                                  - Met Lys Asn Met Lys Lys Lys Leu Ala Ser Va - #l Val Thr Cys Thr Leu          #                 15                                                           - Leu Ala Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Asn Val As - #n Ala Val Tyr Ala Asp          #             30                                                               - Ser Lys Thr Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Ly - #s Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu          #         45                                                                   - Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Ph - #e Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe          #     60                                                                       - Ser Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg As - #p Ser Thr Leu Ile Tyr          # 80                                                                           - Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Ly - #s Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr          #                 95                                                           - Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Se - #r Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp          #           110                                                                - Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Al - #a Ile Ile Glu Ile Asn          #       125                                                                    - Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Ly - #s Gln Val Val His Leu          #   140                                                                        - Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Gl - #u Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Gl - #u Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys          #               175                                                            - Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gln Val Gl - #n Gln Asp Glu Leu Arg          #           190                                                                - Asn Pro Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Gl - #u Phe Leu Ala Lys Pro          #       205                                                                    - Ser Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Lys Met Ly - #s Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu          #   220                                                                        - Asp Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro As - #p Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Gly Tyr Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala Val Ly - #s Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu          #               255                                                            - Ala Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser As - #n Pro Leu Glu Ser His          #           270                                                                - Thr Val Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Ly - #s Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu          #       285                                                                    - Asp Leu Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pr - #o Leu Val Ala Ala Phe          #   300                                                                        - Pro Ser Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Il - #e Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Se - #r Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr          #               335                                                            - Thr Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Gl - #y Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly          #           350                                                                - Ile Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln Hi - #s Ser Glu Thr Val Ala          #       365                                                                    - Gln Glu Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Se - #r Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala          #   380                                                                        - Ser Ala Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Ty - #r Asn Asn Val Gly Thr          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Gly Ala Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Se - #r Phe Val Leu Asn Asn          #               415                                                            - Asp Thr Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser As - #n Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn          #           430                                                                - Ile Ser Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gl - #y Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala          #       445                                                                    - Ile Thr Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pr - #o Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys          #   460                                                                        - Lys Gln Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys Pr - #o Met Met Leu Glu Thr          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Asn Gln Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys As - #p Thr His Gly Asn Ile          #               495                                                            - Val Thr Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Ile Gl - #n Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys          #           510                                                                - Thr Ala Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Glu Ar - #g Val Ala Glu Lys Arg          #       525                                                                    - Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu As - #p Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu          #   540                                                                        - Thr Leu Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pr - #o Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Ile Glu Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pr - #o Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser          #               575                                                            - Val Met Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Ly - #s Glu Val Thr Lys Gln          #           590                                                                - Leu Asn Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Va - #l Ser His Leu Tyr Asp          #       605                                                                    - Val Lys Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Val Thr Il - #e Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu          #   620                                                                        - Tyr Asp Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser Il - #e Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Thr Asn Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Ly - #s Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser          #               655                                                            - Asn Asn Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Th - #r Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys          #           670                                                                - Leu Asn Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Le - #u Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu          #       685                                                                    - Lys Asn Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp Gl - #y Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile          #   700                                                                        - Thr Thr Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Lys Asp As - #n Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Ile Ile Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro Il - #e Ser Ser Leu His Ile          #               735                                                            - Lys Thr Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp As - #p Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr          #           750                                                                - Asp Val Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Th - #r Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys          #       765                                                                    - Gln Ile Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu Gl - #u Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile          #   780                                                                        - Asp Lys Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gly Glu Ph - #e Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Phe Asn Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Th - #r Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr          #               815                                                            - Tyr Ser Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Val Ser As - #p Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp          #           830                                                                - Lys Ile Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe As - #p Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser          #       845                                                                    - Lys Asn Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser Gl - #y Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe          #   860                                                                        - Lys Ile Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys Gl - #u Met Asn Val Phe His          865                 8 - #70                 8 - #75                 8 -        #80                                                                            - Arg Tyr Asn Lys                                                              - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:6:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2004 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                      -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #cereus   (A) ORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB78                                                     #NRRL B-21058 INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE:                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1..2001                                                #/product= "80 kDa protein VIP1A(a)"                                           #SEQis sequence is identical to that found in                                                  ID NO - #:1 between and including nucleotide positions         3126                                                                                           and 5 - #126"                                                  -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:6:                                  - ATG AAA AGG GAA ATT GAT GAA GAC ACG GAT AC - #G GAT GGG GAC TCT ATT            48                                                                           Met Lys Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr Asp Th - #r Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile            885                 8 - #90                 8 - #95                 9 -        #00                                                                            - CCT GAC CTT TGG GAA GAA AAT GGG TAT ACG AT - #T CAA AAT AGA ATC GCT            96                                                                           Pro Asp Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr Thr Il - #e Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala            #               915                                                            - GTA AAG TGG GAC GAT TCT CTA GCA AGT AAA GG - #G TAT ACG AAA TTT GTT           144                                                                           Val Lys Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Gl - #y Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val            #           930                                                                - TCA AAT CCA CTA GAA AGT CAC ACA GTT GGT GA - #T CCT TAT ACA GAT TAT           192                                                                           Ser Asn Pro Leu Glu Ser His Thr Val Gly As - #p Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr            #       945                                                                    - GAA AAG GCA GCA AGA GAT CTA GAT TTG TCA AA - #T GCA AAG GAA ACG TTT           240                                                                           Glu Lys Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu Ser As - #n Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe            #   960                                                                        - AAC CCA TTG GTA GCT GCT TTT CCA AGT GTG AA - #T GTT AGT ATG GAA AAG           288                                                                           Asn Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser Val As - #n Val Ser Met Glu Lys            965                 9 - #70                 9 - #75                 9 -        #80                                                                            - GTG ATA TTA TCA CCA AAT GAA AAT TTA TCC AA - #T AGT GTA GAG TCT CAT           336                                                                           Val Ile Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu Ser As - #n Ser Val Glu Ser His            #               995                                                            - TCA TCC ACG AAT TGG TCT TAT ACA AAT ACA GA - #A GGT GCT TCT GTT GAA           384                                                                           Ser Ser Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn Thr Gl - #u Gly Ala Ser Val Glu            #          10105                                                               - GCG GGG ATT GGA CCA AAA GGT ATT TCG TTC GG - #A GTT AGC GTA AAC TAT           432                                                                           Ala Gly Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser Phe Gl - #y Val Ser Val Asn Tyr            #      10250                                                                   - CAA CAC TCT GAA ACA GTT GCA CAA GAA TGG GG - #A ACA TCT ACA GGA AAT           480                                                                           Gln His Ser Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Glu Trp Gl - #y Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn            #  10405                                                                       - ACT TCG CAA TTC AAT ACG GCT TCA GCG GGA TA - #T TTA AAT GCA AAT GTT           528                                                                           Thr Ser Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly Ty - #r Leu Asn Ala Asn Val            #               10601050 - #                1055                               - CGA TAT AAC AAT GTA GGA ACT GGT GCC ATC TA - #C GAT GTA AAA CCT ACA           576                                                                           Arg Tyr Asn Asn Val Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile Ty - #r Asp Val Lys Pro Thr            #              10750                                                           - ACA AGT TTT GTA TTA AAT AAC GAT ACT ATC GC - #A ACT ATT ACG GCG AAA           624                                                                           Thr Ser Phe Val Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr Ile Al - #a Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys            #          10905                                                               - TCT AAT TCT ACA GCC TTA AAT ATA TCT CCT GG - #A GAA AGT TAC CCG AAA           672                                                                           Ser Asn Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser Pro Gl - #y Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys            #      11050                                                                   - AAA GGA CAA AAT GGA ATC GCA ATA ACA TCA AT - #G GAT GAT TTT AAT TCC           720                                                                           Lys Gly Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr Ser Me - #t Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser            #  11205                                                                       - CAT CCG ATT ACA TTA AAT AAA AAA CAA GTA GA - #T AAT CTG CTA AAT AAT           768                                                                           His Pro Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln Val As - #p Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn            #               11401130 - #                1135                               - AAA CCT ATG ATG TTG GAA ACA AAC CAA ACA GA - #T GGT GTT TAT AAG ATA           816                                                                           Lys Pro Met Met Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln Thr As - #p Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile            #              11550                                                           - AAA GAT ACA CAT GGA AAT ATA GTA ACT GGC GG - #A GAA TGG AAT GGT GTC           864                                                                           Lys Asp Thr His Gly Asn Ile Val Thr Gly Gl - #y Glu Trp Asn Gly Val            #          11705                                                               - ATA CAA CAA ATC AAG GCT AAA ACA GCG TCT AT - #T ATT GTG GAT GAT GGG           912                                                                           Ile Gln Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser Il - #e Ile Val Asp Asp Gly            #      11850                                                                   - GAA CGT GTA GCA GAA AAA CGT GTA GCG GCA AA - #A GAT TAT GAA AAT CCA           960                                                                           Glu Arg Val Ala Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Ly - #s Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro            #  12005                                                                       - GAA GAT AAA ACA CCG TCT TTA ACT TTA AAA GA - #T GCC CTG AAG CTT TCA          1008                                                                           Glu Asp Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu Lys As - #p Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser            #               12201210 - #                1215                               - TAT CCA GAT GAA ATA AAA GAA ATA GAG GGA TT - #A TTA TAT TAT AAA AAC          1056                                                                           Tyr Pro Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu Gly Le - #u Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn            #              12350                                                           - AAA CCG ATA TAC GAA TCG AGC GTT ATG ACT TA - #C TTA GAT GAA AAT ACA          1104                                                                           Lys Pro Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser Val Met Thr Ty - #r Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr            #          12505                                                               - GCA AAA GAA GTG ACC AAA CAA TTA AAT GAT AC - #C ACT GGG AAA TTT AAA          1152                                                                           Ala Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn Asp Th - #r Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys            #      12650                                                                   - GAT GTA AGT CAT TTA TAT GAT GTA AAA CTG AC - #T CCA AAA ATG AAT GTT          1200                                                                           Asp Val Ser His Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu Th - #r Pro Lys Met Asn Val            #  12805                                                                       - ACA ATC AAA TTG TCT ATA CTT TAT GAT AAT GC - #T GAG TCT AAT GAT AAC          1248                                                                           Thr Ile Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp Asn Al - #a Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn            #               13001290 - #                1295                               - TCA ATT GGT AAA TGG ACA AAC ACA AAT ATT GT - #T TCA GGT GGA AAT AAC          1296                                                                           Ser Ile Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn Ile Va - #l Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn            #              13150                                                           - GGA AAA AAA CAA TAT TCT TCT AAT AAT CCG GA - #T GCT AAT TTG ACA TTA          1344                                                                           Gly Lys Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn Pro As - #p Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu            #          13305                                                               - AAT ACA GAT GCT CAA GAA AAA TTA AAT AAA AA - #T CGT GAC TAT TAT ATA          1392                                                                           Asn Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn Lys As - #n Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile            #      13450                                                                   - AGT TTA TAT ATG AAG TCA GAA AAA AAC ACA CA - #A TGT GAG ATT ACT ATA          1440                                                                           Ser Leu Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn Thr Gl - #n Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile            #  13605                                                                       - GAT GGG GAG ATT TAT CCG ATC ACT ACA AAA AC - #A GTG AAT GTG AAT AAA          1488                                                                           Asp Gly Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr Lys Th - #r Val Asn Val Asn Lys            #               13801370 - #                1375                               - GAC AAT TAC AAA AGA TTA GAT ATT ATA GCT CA - #T AAT ATA AAA AGT AAT          1536                                                                           Asp Asn Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile Ala Hi - #s Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn            #              13950                                                           - CCA ATT TCT TCA CTT CAT ATT AAA ACG AAT GA - #T GAA ATA ACT TTA TTT          1584                                                                           Pro Ile Ser Ser Leu His Ile Lys Thr Asn As - #p Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe            #          14105                                                               - TGG GAT GAT ATT TCT ATA ACA GAT GTA GCA TC - #A ATA AAA CCG GAA AAT          1632                                                                           Trp Asp Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr Asp Val Ala Se - #r Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn            #      14250                                                                   - TTA ACA GAT TCA GAA ATT AAA CAG ATT TAT AG - #T AGG TAT GGT ATT AAG          1680                                                                           Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile Tyr Se - #r Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys            #  14405                                                                       - TTA GAA GAT GGA ATC CTT ATT GAT AAA AAA GG - #T GGG ATT CAT TAT GGT          1728                                                                           Leu Glu Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys Lys Gl - #y Gly Ile His Tyr Gly            #               14601450 - #                1455                               - GAA TTT ATT AAT GAA GCT AGT TTT AAT ATT GA - #A CCA TTG CCA AAT TAT          1776                                                                           Glu Phe Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn Ile Gl - #u Pro Leu Pro Asn Tyr            #              14750                                                           - GTG ACC AAA TAT GAA GTT ACT TAT AGT AGT GA - #G TTA GGA CCA AAC GTG          1824                                                                           Val Thr Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Gl - #u Leu Gly Pro Asn Val            #          14905                                                               - AGT GAC ACA CTT GAA AGT GAT AAA ATT TAC AA - #G GAT GGG ACA ATT AAA          1872                                                                           Ser Asp Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile Tyr Ly - #s Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys            #      15050                                                                   - TTT GAT TTT ACC AAA TAT AGT AAA AAT GAA CA - #A GGA TTA TTT TAT GAC          1920                                                                           Phe Asp Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gl - #n Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp            #  15205                                                                       - AGT GGA TTA AAT TGG GAC TTT AAA ATT AAT GC - #T ATT ACT TAT GAT GGT          1968                                                                           Ser Gly Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile Asn Al - #a Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly            #               15401530 - #                1535                               #     2004ATG AAT GTT TTT CAT AGA TAT AAT AA - #A TAG                          Lys Glu Met Asn Val Phe His Arg Tyr Asn Ly - #s                                #               1550                                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:7:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 667 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:7:                                  - Met Lys Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr Asp Th - #r Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile          #                 15                                                           - Pro Asp Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr Thr Il - #e Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala          #             30                                                               - Val Lys Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Gl - #y Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val          #         45                                                                   - Ser Asn Pro Leu Glu Ser His Thr Val Gly As - #p Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr          #     60                                                                       - Glu Lys Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu Ser As - #n Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe          # 80                                                                           - Asn Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser Val As - #n Val Ser Met Glu Lys          #                 95                                                           - Val Ile Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu Ser As - #n Ser Val Glu Ser His          #           110                                                                - Ser Ser Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn Thr Gl - #u Gly Ala Ser Val Glu          #       125                                                                    - Ala Gly Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser Phe Gl - #y Val Ser Val Asn Tyr          #   140                                                                        - Gln His Ser Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Glu Trp Gl - #y Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Thr Ser Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly Ty - #r Leu Asn Ala Asn Val          #               175                                                            - Arg Tyr Asn Asn Val Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile Ty - #r Asp Val Lys Pro Thr          #           190                                                                - Thr Ser Phe Val Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr Ile Al - #a Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys          #       205                                                                    - Ser Asn Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser Pro Gl - #y Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys          #   220                                                                        - Lys Gly Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr Ser Me - #t Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Pro Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln Val As - #p Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn          #               255                                                            - Lys Pro Met Met Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln Thr As - #p Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile          #           270                                                                - Lys Asp Thr His Gly Asn Ile Val Thr Gly Gl - #y Glu Trp Asn Gly Val          #       285                                                                    - Ile Gln Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser Il - #e Ile Val Asp Asp Gly          #   300                                                                        - Glu Arg Val Ala Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Ly - #s Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Glu Asp Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu Lys As - #p Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser          #               335                                                            - Tyr Pro Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu Gly Le - #u Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn          #           350                                                                - Lys Pro Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser Val Met Thr Ty - #r Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr          #       365                                                                    - Ala Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn Asp Th - #r Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys          #   380                                                                        - Asp Val Ser His Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu Th - #r Pro Lys Met Asn Val          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Thr Ile Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp Asn Al - #a Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn          #               415                                                            - Ser Ile Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn Ile Va - #l Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn          #           430                                                                - Gly Lys Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn Pro As - #p Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu          #       445                                                                    - Asn Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn Lys As - #n Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile          #   460                                                                        - Ser Leu Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn Thr Gl - #n Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Asp Gly Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr Lys Th - #r Val Asn Val Asn Lys          #               495                                                            - Asp Asn Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile Ala Hi - #s Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn          #           510                                                                - Pro Ile Ser Ser Leu His Ile Lys Thr Asn As - #p Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe          #       525                                                                    - Trp Asp Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr Asp Val Ala Se - #r Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn          #   540                                                                        - Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile Tyr Se - #r Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Glu Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys Lys Gl - #y Gly Ile His Tyr Gly          #               575                                                            - Glu Phe Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn Ile Gl - #u Pro Leu Pro Asn Tyr          #           590                                                                - Val Thr Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Gl - #u Leu Gly Pro Asn Val          #       605                                                                    - Ser Asp Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile Tyr Ly - #s Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys          #   620                                                                        - Phe Asp Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gl - #n Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Ser Gly Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile Asn Al - #a Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly          #               655                                                            - Lys Glu Met Asn Val Phe His Arg Tyr Asn Ly - #s                              #           665                                                                - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:8:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 16 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                           -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #cereus   (A) ORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB78                                                     #NRRL B-21058 INDIVIDUAL ISOLATE:                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..16                                                  #/note= "N-terminal sequence of:                                                              protein p - #urified from strain AB78"                          -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:8:                                  -      Lys Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr - # Asp Thr Asx Gly Asp Ser Ile         Pro                                                                            #   15                                                                         - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:9:                                             -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 21 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                      -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..21                                                  #/note= "Oligonucleotide probe based                                           #usage 3 to 9 of SEQ ID NO:8, using codon                                                     of Bacill - #us thuringiensis"                                  -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:9:                                  #21                CNGA T                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:10:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 14 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                           -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thuringiensisORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB88                                                     -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..14                                                  #/note= "N-terminal amino acidN:                                               #of protein known as anion exchange fraction 23                                               (smaller)"                                                      -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:10:                                 - Xaa Glu Pro Phe Val Ser Ala Xaa Xaa Xaa Gl - #n Xaa Xaa Xaa                  #                10                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:11:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 13 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thuringiensisORGANISM: Bacillus                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:11:                                 - Xaa Glu Tyr Glu Asn Val Glu Pro Phe Val Se - #r Ala Xaa                      #                10                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:12:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 14 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thurigiensis ORGANISM: Bacillus                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:12:                                 - Met Asn Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Leu Pro Thr Ar - #g Ala Leu Pro                  #                10                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:13:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 15 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                           -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thuringiensisORGANISM: Bacillus                                                         (B) STRAIN: AB88                                                     -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..15                                                  #/note= "N-terminal amino acidN:                                               #of 35 kDa VIP active against Agrotis ipsilon"                                 -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:13:                                 - Ala Leu Ser Glu Asn Thr Gly Lys Asp Gly Gl - #y Tyr Ile Val Pro              #                15                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:14:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 9 amino                                                            (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thuringiensisORGANISM: Bacillus                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:14:                                 - Met Asp Asn Asn Pro Asn Ile Asn Glu                                          1               5                                                              - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:15:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 9 amino                                                            (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                           -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..9                                                   #/note= "N-terminal sequence of 80                                                            kDa delta - #-endotoxin"                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:15:                                 - Met Asp Asn Asn Pro Asn Ile Asn Glu                                          1               5                                                              - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:16:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 11 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -      (v) FRAGMENT TYPE: N-terminal                                           -     (vi) ORIGINAL SOURCE:                                                    #thuringiensisORGANISM: Bacillus                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..11                                                  #/note= "N-terminal sequence from 60                                                          kDa delta - #-endotoxin"                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:16:                                 - Met Asn Val Leu Asn Ser Gly Arg Thr Thr Il - #e                              #                10                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:17:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2655 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                      -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..2652                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                               #for 100 kd VIP1A(a) protein from AB78"                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:17:                                 - ATGAAGAACA TGAAGAAGAA GCTGGCCAGC GTGGTGACCT GCACCCTGCT GG - #CCCCCATG          60                                                                           - TTCCTGAACG GCAACGTGAA CGCCGTGTAC GCCGACAGCA AGACCAACCA GA - #TCAGCACC         120                                                                           - ACCCAGAAGA ACCAGCAGAA GGAGATGGAC CGCAAGGGCC TGCTGGGCTA CT - #ACTTCAAG         180                                                                           - GGCAAGGACT TCAGCAACCT GACCATGTTC GCCCCCACGC GTGACAGCAC CC - #TGATCTAC         240                                                                           - GACCAGCAGA CCGCCAACAA GCTGCTGGAC AAGAAGCAGC AGGAGTACCA GA - #GCATCCGC         300                                                                           - TGGATCGGCC TGATCCAGAG CAAGGAGACC GGCGACTTCA CCTTCAACCT GA - #GCGAGGAC         360                                                                           - GAGCAGGCCA TCATCGAGAT CAACGGCAAG ATCATCAGCA ACAAGGGCAA GG - #AGAAGCAG         420                                                                           - GTGGTGCACC TGGAGAAGGG CAAGCTGGTG CCCATCAAGA TCGAGTACCA GA - #GCGACACC         480                                                                           - AAGTTCAACA TCGACAGCAA GACCTTCAAG GAGCTGAAGC TTTTCAAGAT CG - #ACAGCCAG         540                                                                           - AACCAGCCCC AGCAGGTGCA GCAGGACGAG CTGCGCAACC CCGAGTTCAA CA - #AGAAGGAG         600                                                                           - AGCCAGGAGT TCCTGGCCAA GCCCAGCAAG ATCAACCTGT TCACCCAGCA GA - #TGAAGCGC         660                                                                           - GAGATCGACG AGGACACCGA CACCGACGGC GACAGCATCC CCGACCTGTG GG - #AGGAGAAC         720                                                                           - GGCTACACCA TCCAGAACCG CATCGCCGTG AAGTGGGACG ACAGCCTGGC TA - #GCAAGGGC         780                                                                           - TACACCAAGT TCGTGAGCAA CCCCCTGGAG AGCCACACCG TGGGCGACCC CT - #ACACCGAC         840                                                                           - TACGAGAAGG CCGCCCGCGA CCTGGACCTG AGCAACGCCA AGGAGACCTT CA - #ACCCCCTG         900                                                                           - GTGGCCGCCT TCCCCAGCGT GAACGTGAGC ATGGAGAAGG TGATCCTGAG CC - #CCAACGAG         960                                                                           - AACCTGAGCA ACAGCGTGGA GAGCCACTCG AGCACCAACT GGAGCTACAC CA - #ACACCGAG        1020                                                                           - GGCGCCAGCG TGGAGGCCGG CATCGGTCCC AAGGGCATCA GCTTCGGCGT GA - #GCGTGAAC        1080                                                                           - TACCAGCACA GCGAGACCGT GGCCCAGGAG TGGGGCACCA GCACCGGCAA CA - #CCAGCCAG        1140                                                                           - TTCAACACCG CCAGCGCCGG CTACCTGAAC GCCAACGTGC GCTACAACAA CG - #TGGGCACC        1200                                                                           - GGCGCCATCT ACGACGTGAA GCCCACCACC AGCTTCGTGC TGAACAACGA CA - #CCATCGCC        1260                                                                           - ACCATCACCG CCAAGTCGAA TTCCACCGCC CTGAACATCA GCCCCGGCGA GA - #GCTACCCC        1320                                                                           - AAGAAGGGCC AGAACGGCAT CGCCATCACC AGCATGGACG ACTTCAACAG CC - #ACCCCATC        1380                                                                           - ACCCTGAACA AGAAGCAGGT GGACAACCTG CTGAACAACA AGCCCATGAT GC - #TGGAGACC        1440                                                                           - AACCAGACCG ACGGCGTCTA CAAGATCAAG GACACCCACG GCAACATCGT GA - #CCGGCGGC        1500                                                                           - GAGTGGAACG GCGTGATCCA GCAGATCAAG GCCAAGACCG CCAGCATCAT CG - #TCGACGAC        1560                                                                           - GGCGAGCGCG TGGCCGAGAA GCGCGTGGCC GCCAAGGACT ACGAGAACCC CG - #AGGACAAG        1620                                                                           - ACCCCCAGCC TGACCCTGAA GGACGCCCTG AAGCTGAGCT ACCCCGACGA GA - #TCAAGGAG        1680                                                                           - ATCGAGGGCC TGCTGTACTA CAAGAACAAG CCCATCTACG AGAGCAGCGT GA - #TGACCTAT        1740                                                                           - CTAGACGAGA ACACCGCCAA GGAGGTGACC AAGCAGCTGA ACGACACCAC CG - #GCAAGTTC        1800                                                                           - AAGGACGTGA GCCACCTGTA CGACGTGAAG CTGACCCCCA AGATGAACGT GA - #CCATCAAG        1860                                                                           - CTGAGCATCC TGTACGACAA CGCCGAGAGC AACGACAACA GCATCGGCAA GT - #GGACCAAC        1920                                                                           - ACCAACATCG TGAGCGGCGG CAACAACGGC AAGAAGCAGT ACAGCAGCAA CA - #ACCCCGAC        1980                                                                           - GCCAACCTGA CCCTGAACAC CGACGCCCAG GAGAAGCTGA ACAAGAACCG CG - #ACTACTAC        2040                                                                           - ATCAGCCTGT ACATGAAGAG CGAGAAGAAC ACCCAGTGCG AGATCACCAT CG - #ACGGCGAG        2100                                                                           - ATATACCCCA TCACCACCAA GACCGTGAAC GTGAACAAGG ACAACTACAA GC - #GCCTGGAC        2160                                                                           - ATCATCGCCC ACAACATCAA GAGCAACCCC ATCAGCAGCC TGCACATCAA GA - #CCAACGAC        2220                                                                           - GAGATCACCC TGTTCTGGGA CGACATATCG ATTACCGACG TCGCCAGCAT CA - #AGCCCGAG        2280                                                                           - AACCTGACCG ACAGCGAGAT CAAGCAGATA TACAGTCGCT ACGGCATCAA GC - #TGGAGGAC        2340                                                                           - GGCATCCTGA TCGACAAGAA GGGCGGCATC CACTACGGCG AGTTCATCAA CG - #AGGCCAGC        2400                                                                           - TTCAACATCG AGCCCCTGCA GAACTACGTG ACCAAGTACG AGGTGACCTA CA - #GCAGCGAG        2460                                                                           - CTGGGCCCCA ACGTGAGCGA CACCCTGGAG AGCGACAAGA TTTACAAGGA CG - #GCACCATC        2520                                                                           - AAGTTCGACT TCACCAAGTA CAGCAAGAAC GAGCAGGGCC TGTTCTACGA CA - #GCGGCCTG        2580                                                                           - AACTGGGACT TCAAGATCAA CGCCATCACC TACGACGGCA AGGAGATGAA CG - #TGTTCCAC        2640                                                                           #  2655                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:18:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2004 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (iv) ANTI-SENSE: NO                                                      -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..2004                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                               #for VIP1A(a) 80 kd protein from AB78"                                         -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:18:                                 - ATGAAGCGCG AGATCGACGA GGACACCGAC ACCGACGGCG ACAGCATCCC CG - #ACCTGTGG          60                                                                           - GAGGAGAACG GCTACACCAT CCAGAACCGC ATCGCCGTGA AGTGGGACGA CA - #GCCTGGCT         120                                                                           - AGCAAGGGCT ACACCAAGTT CGTGAGCAAC CCCCTGGAGA GCCACACCGT GG - #GCGACCCC         180                                                                           - TACACCGACT ACGAGAAGGC CGCCCGCGAC CTGGACCTGA GCAACGCCAA GG - #AGACCTTC         240                                                                           - AACCCCCTGG TGGCCGCCTT CCCCAGCGTG AACGTGAGCA TGGAGAAGGT GA - #TCCTGAGC         300                                                                           - CCCAACGAGA ACCTGAGCAA CAGCGTGGAG AGCCACTCGA GCACCAACTG GA - #GCTACACC         360                                                                           - AACACCGAGG GCGCCAGCGT GGAGGCCGGC ATCGGTCCCA AGGGCATCAG CT - #TCGGCGTG         420                                                                           - AGCGTGAACT ACCAGCACAG CGAGACCGTG GCCCAGGAGT GGGGCACCAG CA - #CCGGCAAC         480                                                                           - ACCAGCCAGT TCAACACCGC CAGCGCCGGC TACCTGAACG CCAACGTGCG CT - #ACAACAAC         540                                                                           - GTGGGCACCG GCGCCATCTA CGACGTGAAG CCCACCACCA GCTTCGTGCT GA - #ACAACGAC         600                                                                           - ACCATCGCCA CCATCACCGC CAAGTCGAAT TCCACCGCCC TGAACATCAG CC - #CCGGCGAG         660                                                                           - AGCTACCCCA AGAAGGGCCA GAACGGCATC GCCATCACCA GCATGGACGA CT - #TCAACAGC         720                                                                           - CACCCCATCA CCCTGAACAA GAAGCAGGTG GACAACCTGC TGAACAACAA GC - #CCATGATG         780                                                                           - CTGGAGACCA ACCAGACCGA CGGCGTCTAC AAGATCAAGG ACACCCACGG CA - #ACATCGTG         840                                                                           - ACCGGCGGCG AGTGGAACGG CGTGATCCAG CAGATCAAGG CCAAGACCGC CA - #GCATCATC         900                                                                           - GTCGACGACG GCGAGCGCGT GGCCGAGAAG CGCGTGGCCG CCAAGGACTA CG - #AGAACCCC         960                                                                           - GAGGACAAGA CCCCCAGCCT GACCCTGAAG GACGCCCTGA AGCTGAGCTA CC - #CCGACGAG        1020                                                                           - ATCAAGGAGA TCGAGGGCCT GCTGTACTAC AAGAACAAGC CCATCTACGA GA - #GCAGCGTG        1080                                                                           - ATGACCTATC TAGACGAGAA CACCGCCAAG GAGGTGACCA AGCAGCTGAA CG - #ACACCACC        1140                                                                           - GGCAAGTTCA AGGACGTGAG CCACCTGTAC GACGTGAAGC TGACCCCCAA GA - #TGAACGTG        1200                                                                           - ACCATCAAGC TGAGCATCCT GTACGACAAC GCCGAGAGCA ACGACAACAG CA - #TCGGCAAG        1260                                                                           - TGGACCAACA CCAACATCGT GAGCGGCGGC AACAACGGCA AGAAGCAGTA CA - #GCAGCAAC        1320                                                                           - AACCCCGACG CCAACCTGAC CCTGAACACC GACGCCCAGG AGAAGCTGAA CA - #AGAACCGC        1380                                                                           - GACTACTACA TCAGCCTGTA CATGAAGAGC GAGAAGAACA CCCAGTGCGA GA - #TCACCATC        1440                                                                           - GACGGCGAGA TATACCCCAT CACCACCAAG ACCGTGAACG TGAACAAGGA CA - #ACTACAAG        1500                                                                           - CGCCTGGACA TCATCGCCCA CAACATCAAG AGCAACCCCA TCAGCAGCCT GC - #ACATCAAG        1560                                                                           - ACCAACGACG AGATCACCCT GTTCTGGGAC GACATATCGA TTACCGACGT CG - #CCAGCATC        1620                                                                           - AAGCCCGAGA ACCTGACCGA CAGCGAGATC AAGCAGATAT ACAGTCGCTA CG - #GCATCAAG        1680                                                                           - CTGGAGGACG GCATCCTGAT CGACAAGAAG GGCGGCATCC ACTACGGCGA GT - #TCATCAAC        1740                                                                           - GAGGCCAGCT TCAACATCGA GCCCCTGCAG AACTACGTGA CCAAGTACGA GG - #TGACCTAC        1800                                                                           - AGCAGCGAGC TGGGCCCCAA CGTGAGCGAC ACCCTGGAGA GCGACAAGAT TT - #ACAAGGAC        1860                                                                           - GGCACCATCA AGTTCGACTT CACCAAGTAC AGCAAGAACG AGCAGGGCCT GT - #TCTACGAC        1920                                                                           - AGCGGCCTGA ACTGGGACTT CAAGATCAAC GCCATCACCT ACGACGGCAA GG - #AGATGAAC        1980                                                                           #              2004ACAA GTAG                                                   - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:19:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 4074 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1..1386                                                #/product= "VIP2A(b) from Btt"N:                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1394..3895                                             #/product= "VIP1A(b) from Btt"N:                                               -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..4074                                                #/note= "Cloned DNA sequence from                                                             Btt which - # contains the genes for both VIP1A(b) and          VIP2A                                                                                         (b)"                                                            -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:19:                                 - ATG CAA AGA ATG GAG GGA AAG TTG TTT GTG GT - #G TCA AAA ACA TTA CAA            48                                                                           Met Gln Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Val Va - #l Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln            #       680                                                                    - GTA GTT ACT AGA ACT GTA TTG CTT AGT ACA GT - #T TAC TCT ATA ACT TTA            96                                                                           Val Val Thr Arg Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Tyr Ser Ile Thr Leu            #   695                                                                        - TTA AAT AAT GTA GTG ATA AAA GCT GAC CAA TT - #A AAT ATA AAT TCT CAA           144                                                                           Leu Asn Asn Val Val Ile Lys Ala Asp Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln            700                 7 - #05                 7 - #10                 7 -        #15                                                                            - AGT AAA TAT ACT AAC TTG CAA AAT CTA AAA AT - #C CCT GAT AAT GCA GAG           192                                                                           Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Pro Asp Asn Ala Glu            #               730                                                            - GAT TTT AAA GAA GAT AAG GGG AAA GCG AAA GA - #A TGG GGG AAA GAG AAA           240                                                                           Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Gly Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys            #           745                                                                - GGG GAA GAG TGG AGG CCT CCT GCT ACT GAG AA - #A GGA GAA ATG AAT AAT           288                                                                           Gly Glu Glu Trp Arg Pro Pro Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Glu Met Asn Asn            #       760                                                                    - TTT TTA GAT AAT AAA AAT GAT ATA AAG ACC AA - #T TAT AAA GAA ATT ACT           336                                                                           Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr            #   775                                                                        - TTT TCT ATG GCA GGT TCA TGT GAA GAT GAA AT - #A AAA GAT TTA GAA GAA           384                                                                           Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Cys Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Glu Glu            780                 7 - #85                 7 - #90                 7 -        #95                                                                            - ATT GAT AAG ATC TTT GAT AAA GCC AAT CTC TC - #G AGT TCT ATT ATC ACC           432                                                                           Ile Asp Lys Ile Phe Asp Lys Ala Asn Leu Se - #r Ser Ser Ile Ile Thr            #               810                                                            - TAT AAA AAT GTG GAA CCA GCA ACA ATT GGA TT - #T AAT AAA TCT TTA ACA           480                                                                           Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Ala Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr            #           825                                                                - GAA GGT AAT ACG ATT AAT TCT GAT GCA ATG GC - #A CAG TTT AAA GAA CAA           528                                                                           Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln            #       840                                                                    - TTT TTA GGT AAG GAT ATG AAG TTT GAT AGT TA - #T CTA GAT ACT CAT TTA           576                                                                           Phe Leu Gly Lys Asp Met Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu            #   855                                                                        - ACT GCT CAA CAA GTT TCC AGT AAA AAA AGA GT - #T ATT TTG AAG GTT ACG           624                                                                           Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Lys Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr            860                 8 - #65                 8 - #70                 8 -        #75                                                                            - GTT CCG AGT GGG AAA GGT TCT ACT ACT CCA AC - #A AAA GCA GGT GTC ATT           672                                                                           Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile            #               890                                                            - TTA AAC AAT AAT GAA TAC AAA ATG CTC ATT GA - #T AAT GGG TAT GTG CTC           720                                                                           Leu Asn Asn Asn Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Val Leu            #           905                                                                - CAT GTA GAT AAG GTA TCA AAA GTA GTA AAA AA - #A GGG ATG GAG TGC TTA           768                                                                           His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Met Glu Cys Leu            #       920                                                                    - CAA GTT GAA GGG ACT TTA AAA AAG AGT CTC GA - #C TTT AAA AAT GAT ATA           816                                                                           Gln Val Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile            #   935                                                                        - AAT GCT GAA GCG CAT AGC TGG GGG ATG AAA AT - #T TAT GAA GAC TGG GCT           864                                                                           Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Il - #e Tyr Glu Asp Trp Ala            940                 9 - #45                 9 - #50                 9 -        #55                                                                            - AAA AAT TTA ACC GCT TCG CAA AGG GAA GCT TT - #A GAT GGG TAT GCT AGG           912                                                                           Lys Asn Leu Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg            #               970                                                            - CAA GAT TAT AAA GAA ATC AAT AAT TAT TTG CG - #C AAT CAA GGC GGG AGT           960                                                                           Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser            #           985                                                                - GGA AAT GAA AAG CTG GAT GCC CAA TTA AAA AA - #T ATT TCT GAT GCT TTA          1008                                                                           Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Leu Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu            #       1000                                                                   - GGG AAG AAA CCC ATA CCA GAA AAT ATT ACC GT - #G TAT AGA TGG TGT GGC          1056                                                                           Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly            #  10150                                                                       - ATG CCG GAA TTT GGT TAT CAA ATT AGT GAT CC - #G TTA CCT TCT TTA AAA          1104                                                                           Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys            #               10351025 - #                1030                               - GAT TTT GAA GAA CAA TTT TTA AAT ACA ATT AA - #A GAA GAC AAA GGG TAT          1152                                                                           Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr            #              10505                                                           - ATG AGT ACA AGC TTA TCG AGT GAA CGT CTT GC - #A GCT TTT GGA TCT AGA          1200                                                                           Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg            #          10650                                                               - AAA ATT ATA TTA CGC TTA CAA GTT CCG AAA GG - #A AGT ACG GGG GCG TAT          1248                                                                           Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr            #      10805                                                                   - TTA AGT GCC ATT GGT GGA TTT GCA AGT GAA AA - #A GAG ATC CTA CTT GAT          1296                                                                           Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp            #  10950                                                                       - AAA GAT AGT AAA TAT CAT ATT GAT AAA GCA AC - #A GAG GTA ATC ATT AAA          1344                                                                           Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Ala Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys            #               11151105 - #                1110                               - GGT GTT AAG CGA TAT GTA GTG GAT GCA ACA TT - #A TTA ACA AAT                  #1386                                                                          Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn                    #               1125                                                           #AGT GTT GTA ACC TGT     1435 AAA AAG TTA GCA                                  #Lys Leu Ala Ser Val Val Thr Cys                                               #       10                                                                     - ATG TTA TTA GCT CCT ATG TTT TTG AAT GGA AA - #T GTG AAT GCT GTT AAC          1483                                                                           Met Leu Leu Ala Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly As - #n Val Asn Ala Val Asn            # 30                                                                           - GCG GAT AGT AAA ATA AAT CAG ATT TCT ACA AC - #G CAG GAA AAC CAA CAG          1531                                                                           Ala Asp Ser Lys Ile Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Th - #r Gln Glu Asn Gln Gln            #                 45                                                           - AAA GAG ATG GAC CGA AAG GGA TTA TTG GGA TA - #T TAT TTC AAA GGA AAA          1579                                                                           Lys Glu Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Ty - #r Tyr Phe Lys Gly Lys            #             60                                                               - GAT TTT AAT AAT CTT ACT ATG TTT GCA CCG AC - #A CGT GAT AAT ACC CTT          1627                                                                           Asp Phe Asn Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Th - #r Arg Asp Asn Thr Leu            #         75                                                                   - ATG TAT GAC CAA CAA ACA GCG AAT GCA TTA TT - #A GAT AAA AAA CAA CAA          1675                                                                           Met Tyr Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Ala Leu Le - #u Asp Lys Lys Gln Gln            #     90                                                                       - GAA TAT CAG TCC ATT CGT TGG ATT GGT TTG AT - #T CAG CGT AAA GAA ACG          1723                                                                           Glu Tyr Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Il - #e Gln Arg Lys Glu Thr            #110                                                                           - GGC GAT TTC ACA TTT AAC TTA TCA AAG GAT GA - #A CAG GCA ATT ATA GAA          1771                                                                           Gly Asp Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Lys Asp Gl - #u Gln Ala Ile Ile Glu            #               125                                                            - ATC GAT GGG AAA ATC ATT TCT AAT AAA GGG AA - #A GAA AAG CAA GTT GTC          1819                                                                           Ile Asp Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Ly - #s Glu Lys Gln Val Val            #           140                                                                - CAT TTA GAA AAA GAA AAA TTA GTT CCA ATC AA - #A ATA GAG TAT CAA TCA          1867                                                                           His Leu Glu Lys Glu Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Ly - #s Ile Glu Tyr Gln Ser            #       155                                                                    - GAT ACG AAA TTT AAT ATT GAT AGT AAA ACA TT - #T AAA GAA CTT AAA TTA          1915                                                                           Asp Thr Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Ph - #e Lys Glu Leu Lys Leu            #   170                                                                        - TTT AAA ATA GAT AGT CAA AAC CAA TCT CAA CA - #A GTT CAA CTG AGA AAC          1963                                                                           Phe Lys Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Ser Gln Gl - #n Val Gln Leu Arg Asn            175                 1 - #80                 1 - #85                 1 -        #90                                                                            - CCT GAA TTT AAC AAA AAA GAA TCA CAG GAA TT - #T TTA GCA AAA GCA TCA          2011                                                                           Pro Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Glu Ph - #e Leu Ala Lys Ala Ser            #               205                                                            - AAA ACA AAC CTT TTT AAG CAA AAA ATG AAA AG - #A GAT ATT GAT GAA GAT          2059                                                                           Lys Thr Asn Leu Phe Lys Gln Lys Met Lys Ar - #g Asp Ile Asp Glu Asp            #           220                                                                - ACG GAT ACA GAT GGA GAC TCC ATT CCT GAT CT - #T TGG GAA GAA AAT GGG          2107                                                                           Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro Asp Le - #u Trp Glu Glu Asn Gly            #       235                                                                    - TAC ACG ATT CAA AAT AAA GTT GCT GTC AAA TG - #G GAT GAT TCG CTA GCA          2155                                                                           Tyr Thr Ile Gln Asn Lys Val Ala Val Lys Tr - #p Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala            #   250                                                                        - AGT AAG GGA TAT ACA AAA TTT GTT TCG AAT CC - #A TTA GAC AGC CAC ACA          2203                                                                           Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser Asn Pr - #o Leu Asp Ser His Thr            255                 2 - #60                 2 - #65                 2 -        #70                                                                            - GTT GGC GAT CCC TAT ACT GAT TAT GAA AAG GC - #C GCA AGG GAT TTA GAT          2251                                                                           Val Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Lys Al - #a Ala Arg Asp Leu Asp            #               285                                                            - TTA TCA AAT GCA AAG GAA ACG TTC AAC CCA TT - #G GTA GCT GCT TTT CCA          2299                                                                           Leu Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pro Le - #u Val Ala Ala Phe Pro            #           300                                                                - AGT GTG AAT GTT AGT ATG GAA AAG GTG ATA TT - #A TCA CCA AAT GAA AAT          2347                                                                           Ser Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Ile Le - #u Ser Pro Asn Glu Asn            #       315                                                                    - TTA TCC AAT AGT GTA GAG TCT CAT TCA TCC AC - #G AAT TGG TCT TAT ACG          2395                                                                           Leu Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Ser Th - #r Asn Trp Ser Tyr Thr            #   330                                                                        - AAT ACA GAA GGA GCT TCC ATT GAA GCT GGT GG - #C GGT CCA TTA GGC CTT          2443                                                                           Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Ile Glu Ala Gly Gl - #y Gly Pro Leu Gly Leu            335                 3 - #40                 3 - #45                 3 -        #50                                                                            - TCT TTT GGC GTG AGT GTT ACT TAT CAA CAC TC - #T GAA ACA GTT GCA CAA          2491                                                                           Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Val Thr Tyr Gln His Se - #r Glu Thr Val Ala Gln            #               365                                                            - GAA TGG GGA ACA TCT ACA GGA AAT ACT TCA CA - #A TTC AAT ACG GCT TCA          2539                                                                           Glu Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Ser Gl - #n Phe Asn Thr Ala Ser            #           380                                                                - GCG GGA TAT TTA AAT GCA AAT GTT CGG TAT AA - #C AAT GTA GGG ACT GGT          2587                                                                           Ala Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Tyr As - #n Asn Val Gly Thr Gly            #       395                                                                    - GCC ATC TAT GAT GTA AAA CCT ACA ACA AGT TT - #T GTA TTA AAT AAC AAT          2635                                                                           Ala Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Ser Ph - #e Val Leu Asn Asn Asn            #   410                                                                        - ACC ATC GCA ACG ATT ACA GCA AAA TCA AAT TC - #A ACA GCT TTA CGT ATA          2683                                                                           Thr Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser Asn Se - #r Thr Ala Leu Arg Ile            415                 4 - #20                 4 - #25                 4 -        #30                                                                            - TCT CCG GGG GAT AGT TAT CCA GAA ATA GGA GA - #A AAC GCT ATT GCG ATT          2731                                                                           Ser Pro Gly Asp Ser Tyr Pro Glu Ile Gly Gl - #u Asn Ala Ile Ala Ile            #               445                                                            - ACA TCT ATG GAT GAT TTT AAT TCT CAT CCA AT - #T ACA TTA AAT AAA CAA          2779                                                                           Thr Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pro Il - #e Thr Leu Asn Lys Gln            #           460                                                                - CAG GTA AAT CAA TTG ATA AAT AAT AAG CCA AT - #T ATG CTA GAG ACA GAC          2827                                                                           Gln Val Asn Gln Leu Ile Asn Asn Lys Pro Il - #e Met Leu Glu Thr Asp            #       475                                                                    - CAA ACA GAT GGT GTT TAT AAA ATA AGA GAT AC - #A CAT GGA AAT ATT GTA          2875                                                                           Gln Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Arg Asp Th - #r His Gly Asn Ile Val            #   490                                                                        - ACT GGT GGA GAA TGG AAT GGT GTA ACA CAA CA - #A ATT AAA GCA AAA ACA          2923                                                                           Thr Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Thr Gln Gl - #n Ile Lys Ala Lys Thr            495                 5 - #00                 5 - #05                 5 -        #10                                                                            - GCG TCT ATT ATT GTG GAT GAC GGG AAA CAG GT - #A GCA GAA AAA CGT GTG          2971                                                                           Ala Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Lys Gln Va - #l Ala Glu Lys Arg Val            #               525                                                            - GCG GCA AAA GAT TAT GGT CAT CCA GAA GAT AA - #A ACA CCA CCT TTA ACT          3019                                                                           Ala Ala Lys Asp Tyr Gly His Pro Glu Asp Ly - #s Thr Pro Pro Leu Thr            #           540                                                                - TTA AAA GAT ACC CTG AAG CTT TCA TAC CCA GA - #T GAA ATA AAA GAA ACT          3067                                                                           Leu Lys Asp Thr Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pro As - #p Glu Ile Lys Glu Thr            #       555                                                                    - AAT GGA TTG TTG TAC TAT GAT GAC AAA CCA AT - #C TAT GAA TCG AGT GTC          3115                                                                           Asn Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Asp Asp Lys Pro Il - #e Tyr Glu Ser Ser Val            #   570                                                                        - ATG ACT TAT CTG GAT GAA AAT ACG GCA AAA GA - #A GTC AAA AAA CAA ATA          3163                                                                           Met Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Gl - #u Val Lys Lys Gln Ile            575                 5 - #80                 5 - #85                 5 -        #90                                                                            - AAT GAT ACA ACC GGA AAA TTT AAG GAT GTA AA - #T CAC TTA TAT GAT GTA          3211                                                                           Asn Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Val As - #n His Leu Tyr Asp Val            #               605                                                            - AAA CTG ACT CCA AAA ATG AAT TTT ACG ATT AA - #A ATG GCT TCC TTG TAT          3259                                                                           Lys Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Phe Thr Ile Ly - #s Met Ala Ser Leu Tyr            #           620                                                                - GAT GGG GCT GAA AAT AAT CAT AAC TCT TTA GG - #A ACC TGG TAT TTA ACA          3307                                                                           Asp Gly Ala Glu Asn Asn His Asn Ser Leu Gl - #y Thr Trp Tyr Leu Thr            #       635                                                                    - TAT AAT GTT GCT GGT GGA AAT ACT GGG AAG AG - #A CAA TAT CGT TCA GCT          3355                                                                           Tyr Asn Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Thr Gly Lys Ar - #g Gln Tyr Arg Ser Ala            #   650                                                                        - CAT TCT TGT GCA CAT GTA GCT CTA TCT TCA GA - #A GCG AAA AAG AAA CTA          3403                                                                           His Ser Cys Ala His Val Ala Leu Ser Ser Gl - #u Ala Lys Lys Lys Leu            655                 6 - #60                 6 - #65                 6 -        #70                                                                            - AAT CAA AAT GCG AAT TAC TAT CTT AGC ATG TA - #T ATG AAG GCT GAT TCT          3451                                                                           Asn Gln Asn Ala Asn Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Met Ty - #r Met Lys Ala Asp Ser            #               685                                                            - ACT ACG GAA CCT ACA ATA GAA GTA GCT GGG GA - #A AAA TCT GCA ATA ACA          3499                                                                           Thr Thr Glu Pro Thr Ile Glu Val Ala Gly Gl - #u Lys Ser Ala Ile Thr            #           700                                                                - AGT AAA AAA GTA AAA TTA AAT AAT CAA AAT TA - #T CAA AGA GTT GAT ATT          3547                                                                           Ser Lys Lys Val Lys Leu Asn Asn Gln Asn Ty - #r Gln Arg Val Asp Ile            #       715                                                                    - TTA GTG AAA AAT TCT GAA AGA AAT CCA ATG GA - #T AAA ATA TAT ATA AGA          3595                                                                           Leu Val Lys Asn Ser Glu Arg Asn Pro Met As - #p Lys Ile Tyr Ile Arg            #   730                                                                        - GGA AAT GGC ACG ACA AAT GTT TAT GGG GAT GA - #T GTT ACT ATC CCA GAG          3643                                                                           Gly Asn Gly Thr Thr Asn Val Tyr Gly Asp As - #p Val Thr Ile Pro Glu            735                 7 - #40                 7 - #45                 7 -        #50                                                                            - GTA TCA GCT ATA AAT CCG GCT AGT CTA TCA GA - #T GAA GAA ATT CAA GAA          3691                                                                           Val Ser Ala Ile Asn Pro Ala Ser Leu Ser As - #p Glu Glu Ile Gln Glu            #               765                                                            - ATA TTT AAA GAC TCA ACT ATT GAA TAT GGA AA - #T CCT AGT TTC GTT GCT          3739                                                                           Ile Phe Lys Asp Ser Thr Ile Glu Tyr Gly As - #n Pro Ser Phe Val Ala            #           780                                                                - GAT GCC GTA ACA TTT AAA AAT ATA AAA CCT TT - #A CAA AAT TAT GTA AAG          3787                                                                           Asp Ala Val Thr Phe Lys Asn Ile Lys Pro Le - #u Gln Asn Tyr Val Lys            #       795                                                                    - GAA TAT GAA ATA TAT CAT AAA TCT CAT CGA TA - #T GAA AAG AAA ACG GTC          3835                                                                           Glu Tyr Glu Ile Tyr His Lys Ser His Arg Ty - #r Glu Lys Lys Thr Val            #   810                                                                        - TTT GAT ATC ATG GGT GTT CAT TAT GAG TAT AG - #T ATA GCT AGG GAA CAA          3883                                                                           Phe Asp Ile Met Gly Val His Tyr Glu Tyr Se - #r Ile Ala Arg Glu Gln            815                 8 - #20                 8 - #25                 8 -        #30                                                                            - AAG AAA GCC GCA TAATTTTAAA AATAAAACTC GTTAGAGTTT AT - #TTAGCATG              3935                                                                           Lys Lys Ala Ala                                                                GTATTTTTAA GAATAATCAA TATGTTGAAC CGTTTGTAGC TGTTTTGGAA GG - #GAATTTCA          3995                                                                           - TTTTATTTGG TCTCTTAAGT TGATGGGCAT GGGATATGTT CAGCATCCAA GC - #GTTTNGGG        4055                                                                           #                 407 - #4                                                     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:20:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 462 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:20:                                 - Met Gln Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Val Va - #l Ser Lys Thr Leu Gln          #                 15                                                           - Val Val Thr Arg Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Tyr Ser Ile Thr Leu          #             30                                                               - Leu Asn Asn Val Val Ile Lys Ala Asp Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln          #         45                                                                   - Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Pro Asp Asn Ala Glu          #     60                                                                       - Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Gly Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys          # 80                                                                           - Gly Glu Glu Trp Arg Pro Pro Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Glu Met Asn Asn          #                 95                                                           - Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr          #           110                                                                - Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Cys Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Glu Glu          #       125                                                                    - Ile Asp Lys Ile Phe Asp Lys Ala Asn Leu Se - #r Ser Ser Ile Ile Thr          #   140                                                                        - Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Ala Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln          #               175                                                            - Phe Leu Gly Lys Asp Met Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu          #           190                                                                - Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Lys Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr          #       205                                                                    - Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile          #   220                                                                        - Leu Asn Asn Asn Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Val Leu          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Met Glu Cys Leu          #               255                                                            - Gln Val Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile          #           270                                                                - Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Il - #e Tyr Glu Asp Trp Ala          #       285                                                                    - Lys Asn Leu Thr Ala Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg          #   300                                                                        - Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Leu Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu          #               335                                                            - Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly          #           350                                                                - Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys          #       365                                                                    - Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr          #   380                                                                        - Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr          #               415                                                            - Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp          #           430                                                                - Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Ala Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys          #       445                                                                    - Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn                  #   460                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:21:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 834 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:21:                                 - Met Lys Asn Met Lys Lys Lys Leu Ala Ser Va - #l Val Thr Cys Met Leu          #                 15                                                           - Leu Ala Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Asn Val As - #n Ala Val Asn Ala Asp          #             30                                                               - Ser Lys Ile Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Gl - #u Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu          #         45                                                                   - Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Ph - #e Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe          #     60                                                                       - Asn Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg As - #p Asn Thr Leu Met Tyr          # 80                                                                           - Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Ala Leu Leu Asp Ly - #s Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr          #                 95                                                           - Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Ar - #g Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp          #           110                                                                - Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Lys Asp Glu Gln Al - #a Ile Ile Glu Ile Asp          #       125                                                                    - Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Ly - #s Gln Val Val His Leu          #   140                                                                        - Glu Lys Glu Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Gl - #u Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Gl - #u Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys          #               175                                                            - Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Ser Gln Gln Val Gl - #n Leu Arg Asn Pro Glu          #           190                                                                - Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Al - #a Lys Ala Ser Lys Thr          #       205                                                                    - Asn Leu Phe Lys Gln Lys Met Lys Arg Asp Il - #e Asp Glu Asp Thr Asp          #   220                                                                        - Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro Asp Leu Trp Gl - #u Glu Asn Gly Tyr Thr          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Ile Gln Asn Lys Val Ala Val Lys Trp Asp As - #p Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys          #               255                                                            - Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser Asn Pro Leu As - #p Ser His Thr Val Gly          #           270                                                                - Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Lys Ala Ala Ar - #g Asp Leu Asp Leu Ser          #       285                                                                    - Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pro Leu Val Al - #a Ala Phe Pro Ser Val          #   300                                                                        - Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Ile Leu Ser Pr - #o Asn Glu Asn Leu Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Ser Thr Asn Tr - #p Ser Tyr Thr Asn Thr          #               335                                                            - Glu Gly Ala Ser Ile Glu Ala Gly Gly Gly Pr - #o Leu Gly Leu Ser Phe          #           350                                                                - Gly Val Ser Val Thr Tyr Gln His Ser Glu Th - #r Val Ala Gln Glu Trp          #       365                                                                    - Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Ser Gln Phe As - #n Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly          #   380                                                                        - Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Tyr Asn Asn Va - #l Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Ser Phe Val Le - #u Asn Asn Asn Thr Ile          #               415                                                            - Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser Asn Ser Thr Al - #a Leu Arg Ile Ser Pro          #           430                                                                - Gly Asp Ser Tyr Pro Glu Ile Gly Glu Asn Al - #a Ile Ala Ile Thr Ser          #       445                                                                    - Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pro Ile Thr Le - #u Asn Lys Gln Gln Val          #   460                                                                        - Asn Gln Leu Ile Asn Asn Lys Pro Ile Met Le - #u Glu Thr Asp Gln Thr          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Arg Asp Thr His Gl - #y Asn Ile Val Thr Gly          #               495                                                            - Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Thr Gln Gln Ile Ly - #s Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser          #           510                                                                - Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Lys Gln Val Ala Gl - #u Lys Arg Val Ala Ala          #       525                                                                    - Lys Asp Tyr Gly His Pro Glu Asp Lys Thr Pr - #o Pro Leu Thr Leu Lys          #   540                                                                        - Asp Thr Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pro Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Glu Thr Asn Gly          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Asp Asp Lys Pro Ile Tyr Gl - #u Ser Ser Val Met Thr          #               575                                                            - Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Glu Val Ly - #s Lys Gln Ile Asn Asp          #           590                                                                - Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Val Asn His Le - #u Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu          #       605                                                                    - Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Phe Thr Ile Lys Met Al - #a Ser Leu Tyr Asp Gly          #   620                                                                        - Ala Glu Asn Asn His Asn Ser Leu Gly Thr Tr - #p Tyr Leu Thr Tyr Asn          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Val Ala Gly Gly Asn Thr Gly Lys Arg Gln Ty - #r Arg Ser Ala His Ser          #               655                                                            - Cys Ala His Val Ala Leu Ser Ser Glu Ala Ly - #s Lys Lys Leu Asn Gln          #           670                                                                - Asn Ala Asn Tyr Tyr Leu Ser Met Tyr Met Ly - #s Ala Asp Ser Thr Thr          #       685                                                                    - Glu Pro Thr Ile Glu Val Ala Gly Glu Lys Se - #r Ala Ile Thr Ser Lys          #   700                                                                        - Lys Val Lys Leu Asn Asn Gln Asn Tyr Gln Ar - #g Val Asp Ile Leu Val          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Lys Asn Ser Glu Arg Asn Pro Met Asp Lys Il - #e Tyr Ile Arg Gly Asn          #               735                                                            - Gly Thr Thr Asn Val Tyr Gly Asp Asp Val Th - #r Ile Pro Glu Val Ser          #           750                                                                - Ala Ile Asn Pro Ala Ser Leu Ser Asp Glu Gl - #u Ile Gln Glu Ile Phe          #       765                                                                    - Lys Asp Ser Thr Ile Glu Tyr Gly Asn Pro Se - #r Phe Val Ala Asp Ala          #   780                                                                        - Val Thr Phe Lys Asn Ile Lys Pro Leu Gln As - #n Tyr Val Lys Glu Tyr          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Glu Ile Tyr His Lys Ser His Arg Tyr Glu Ly - #s Lys Thr Val Phe Asp          #               815                                                            - Ile Met Gly Val His Tyr Glu Tyr Ser Ile Al - #a Arg Glu Gln Lys Lys          #           830                                                                - Ala Ala                                                                      - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:22:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 4041 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 1..4038                                                #/product= "VIP1A(a)/VIP2A(a) fusion                                                          product"                                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:22:                                 - ATG AAA AGA ATG GAG GGA AAG TTG TTT ATG GT - #G TCA AAA AAA TTA CAA            48                                                                           Met Lys Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Met Va - #l Ser Lys Lys Leu Gln            835                 8 - #40                 8 - #45                 8 -        #50                                                                            - GTA GTT ACT AAA ACT GTA TTG CTT AGT ACA GT - #T TTC TCT ATA TCT TTA            96                                                                           Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Phe Ser Ile Ser Leu            #               865                                                            - TTA AAT AAT GAA GTG ATA AAA GCT GAA CAA TT - #A AAT ATA AAT TCT CAA           144                                                                           Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Glu Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln            #           880                                                                - AGT AAA TAT ACT AAC TTG CAA AAT CTA AAA AT - #C ACT GAC AAG GTA GAG           192                                                                           Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Thr Asp Lys Val Glu            #       895                                                                    - GAT TTT AAA GAA GAT AAG GAA AAA GCG AAA GA - #A TGG GGG AAA GAA AAA           240                                                                           Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys            #   910                                                                        - GAA AAA GAG TGG AAA CTA ACT GCT ACT GAA AA - #A GGA AAA ATG AAT AAT           288                                                                           Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Lys Met Asn Asn            915                 9 - #20                 9 - #25                 9 -        #30                                                                            - TTT TTA GAT AAT AAA AAT GAT ATA AAG ACA AA - #T TAT AAA GAA ATT ACT           336                                                                           Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr            #               945                                                            - TTT TCT ATG GCA GGC TCA TTT GAA GAT GAA AT - #A AAA GAT TTA AAA GAA           384                                                                           Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu            #           960                                                                - ATT GAT AAG ATG TTT GAT AAA ACC AAT CTA TC - #A AAT TCT ATT ATC ACC           432                                                                           Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Se - #r Asn Ser Ile Ile Thr            #       975                                                                    - TAT AAA AAT GTG GAA CCG ACA ACA ATT GGA TT - #T AAT AAA TCT TTA ACA           480                                                                           Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr            #   990                                                                        - GAA GGT AAT ACG ATT AAT TCT GAT GCA ATG GC - #A CAG TTT AAA GAA CAA           528                                                                           Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln            995                 1 - #000                1005 - #                1010       - TTT TTA GAT AGG GAT ATT AAG TTT GAT AGT TA - #T CTA GAT ACG CAT TTA           576                                                                           Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu            #              10250                                                           - ACT GCT CAA CAA GTT TCC AGT AAA GAA AGA GT - #T ATT TTG AAG GTT ACG           624                                                                           Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr            #          10405                                                               - GTT CCG AGT GGG AAA GGT TCT ACT ACT CCA AC - #A AAA GCA GGT GTC ATT           672                                                                           Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile            #      10550                                                                   - TTA AAT AAT AGT GAA TAC AAA ATG CTC ATT GA - #T AAT GGG TAT ATG GTC           720                                                                           Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Met Val            #  10705                                                                       - CAT GTA GAT AAG GTA TCA AAA GTG GTG AAA AA - #A GGG GTG GAG TGC TTA           768                                                                           His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Val Glu Cys Leu            #               10901080 - #                1085                               - CAA ATT GAA GGG ACT TTA AAA AAG AGT CTT GA - #C TTT AAA AAT GAT ATA           816                                                                           Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile            #              11050                                                           - AAT GCT GAA GCG CAT AGC TGG GGT ATG AAG AA - #T TAT GAA GAG TGG GCT           864                                                                           Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys As - #n Tyr Glu Glu Trp Ala            #          11205                                                               - AAA GAT TTA ACC GAT TCG CAA AGG GAA GCT TT - #A GAT GGG TAT GCT AGG           912                                                                           Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg            #      11350                                                                   - CAA GAT TAT AAA GAA ATC AAT AAT TAT TTA AG - #A AAT CAA GGC GGA AGT           960                                                                           Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser            #  11505                                                                       - GGA AAT GAA AAA CTA GAT GCT CAA ATA AAA AA - #T ATT TCT GAT GCT TTA          1008                                                                           Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu            #               11701160 - #                1165                               - GGG AAG AAA CCA ATA CCG GAA AAT ATT ACT GT - #G TAT AGA TGG TGT GGC          1056                                                                           Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly            #              11850                                                           - ATG CCG GAA TTT GGT TAT CAA ATT AGT GAT CC - #G TTA CCT TCT TTA AAA          1104                                                                           Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys            #          12005                                                               - GAT TTT GAA GAA CAA TTT TTA AAT ACA ATC AA - #A GAA GAC AAA GGA TAT          1152                                                                           Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr            #      12150                                                                   - ATG AGT ACA AGC TTA TCG AGT GAA CGT CTT GC - #A GCT TTT GGA TCT AGA          1200                                                                           Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg            #  12305                                                                       - AAA ATT ATA TTA CGA TTA CAA GTT CCG AAA GG - #A AGT ACG GGT GCG TAT          1248                                                                           Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr            #               12501240 - #                1245                               - TTA AGT GCC ATT GGT GGA TTT GCA AGT GAA AA - #A GAG ATC CTA CTT GAT          1296                                                                           Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp            #              12650                                                           - AAA GAT AGT AAA TAT CAT ATT GAT AAA GTA AC - #A GAG GTA ATT ATT AAA          1344                                                                           Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys            #          12805                                                               - GGT GTT AAG CGA TAT GTA GTG GAT GCA ACA TT - #A TTA ACA AAT ATG AAA          1392                                                                           Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn Met Lys            #      12950                                                                   - AAT ATG AAG AAA AAG TTA GCA AGT GTT GTA AC - #G TGT ACG TTA TTA GCT          1440                                                                           Asn Met Lys Lys Lys Leu Ala Ser Val Val Th - #r Cys Thr Leu Leu Ala            #  13105                                                                       - CCT ATG TTT TTG AAT GGA AAT GTG AAT GCT GT - #T TAC GCA GAC AGC AAA          1488                                                                           Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Asn Val Asn Ala Va - #l Tyr Ala Asp Ser Lys            #               13301320 - #                1325                               - ACA AAT CAA ATT TCT ACA ACA CAG AAA AAT CA - #A CAG AAA GAG ATG GAC          1536                                                                           Thr Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Lys Asn Gl - #n Gln Lys Glu Met Asp            #              13450                                                           - CGA AAA GGA TTA CTT GGG TAT TAT TTC AAA GG - #A AAA GAT TTT AGT AAT          1584                                                                           Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Phe Lys Gl - #y Lys Asp Phe Ser Asn            #          13605                                                               - CTT ACT ATG TTT GCA CCG ACA CGT GAT AGT AC - #T CTT ATT TAT GAT CAA          1632                                                                           Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg Asp Ser Th - #r Leu Ile Tyr Asp Gln            #      13750                                                                   - CAA ACA GCA AAT AAA CTA TTA GAT AAA AAA CA - #A CAA GAA TAT CAG TCT          1680                                                                           Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Lys Lys Gl - #n Gln Glu Tyr Gln Ser            #  13905                                                                       - ATT CGT TGG ATT GGT TTG ATT CAG AGT AAA GA - #A ACG GGA GAT TTC ACA          1728                                                                           Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Ser Lys Gl - #u Thr Gly Asp Phe Thr            #               14101400 - #                1405                               - TTT AAC TTA TCT GAG GAT GAA CAG GCA ATT AT - #A GAA ATC AAT GGG AAA          1776                                                                           Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Ala Ile Il - #e Glu Ile Asn Gly Lys            #              14250                                                           - ATT ATT TCT AAT AAA GGG AAA GAA AAG CAA GT - #T GTC CAT TTA GAA AAA          1824                                                                           Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Lys Gln Va - #l Val His Leu Glu Lys            #          14405                                                               - GGA AAA TTA GTT CCA ATC AAA ATA GAG TAT CA - #A TCA GAT ACA AAA TTT          1872                                                                           Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Tyr Gl - #n Ser Asp Thr Lys Phe            #      14550                                                                   - AAT ATT GAC AGT AAA ACA TTT AAA GAA CTT AA - #A TTA TTT AAA ATA GAT          1920                                                                           Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Glu Leu Ly - #s Leu Phe Lys Ile Asp            #  14705                                                                       - AGT CAA AAC CAA CCC CAG CAA GTC CAG CAA GA - #T GAA CTG AGA AAT CCT          1968                                                                           Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gln Val Gln Gln As - #p Glu Leu Arg Asn Pro            #               14901480 - #                1485                               - GAA TTT AAC AAG AAA GAA TCA CAG GAA TTC TT - #A GCG AAA CCA TCG AAA          2016                                                                           Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Glu Phe Le - #u Ala Lys Pro Ser Lys            #              15050                                                           - ATA AAT CTT TTC ACT CAA AAA ATG AAA AGG GA - #A ATT GAT GAA GAC ACG          2064                                                                           Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Lys Met Lys Arg Gl - #u Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr            #          15205                                                               - GAT ACG GAT GGG GAC TCT ATT CCT GAC CTT TG - #G GAA GAA AAT GGG TAT          2112                                                                           Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro Asp Leu Tr - #p Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr            #      15350                                                                   - ACG ATT CAA AAT AGA ATC GCT GTA AAG TGG GA - #C GAT TCT CTA GCA AGT          2160                                                                           Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala Val Lys Trp As - #p Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser            #  15505                                                                       - AAA GGG TAT ACG AAA TTT GTT TCA AAT CCA CT - #A GAA AGT CAC ACA GTT          2208                                                                           Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser Asn Pro Le - #u Glu Ser His Thr Val            #               15701560 - #                1565                               - GGT GAT CCT TAT ACA GAT TAT GAA AAG GCA GC - #A AGA GAT CTA GAT TTG          2256                                                                           Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Lys Ala Al - #a Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu            #              15850                                                           - TCA AAT GCA AAG GAA ACG TTT AAC CCA TTG GT - #A GCT GCT TTT CCA AGT          2304                                                                           Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pro Leu Va - #l Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser            #          16005                                                               - GTG AAT GTT AGT ATG GAA AAG GTG ATA TTA TC - #A CCA AAT GAA AAT TTA          2352                                                                           Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Ile Leu Se - #r Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu            #      16150                                                                   - TCC AAT AGT GTA GAG TCT CAT TCA TCC ACG AA - #T TGG TCT TAT ACA AAT          2400                                                                           Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Ser Thr As - #n Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn            #  16305                                                                       - ACA GAA GGT GCT TCT GTT GAA GCG GGG ATT GG - #A CCA AAA GGT ATT TCG          2448                                                                           Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Gly Ile Gl - #y Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser            #               16501640 - #                1645                               - TTC GGA GTT AGC GTA AAC TAT CAA CAC TCT GA - #A ACA GTT GCA CAA GAA          2496                                                                           Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln His Ser Gl - #u Thr Val Ala Gln Glu            #              16650                                                           - TGG GGA ACA TCT ACA GGA AAT ACT TCG CAA TT - #C AAT ACG GCT TCA GCG          2544                                                                           Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Ser Gln Ph - #e Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala            #          16805                                                               - GGA TAT TTA AAT GCA AAT GTT CGA TAT AAC AA - #T GTA GGA ACT GGT GCC          2592                                                                           Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Tyr Asn As - #n Val Gly Thr Gly Ala            #      16950                                                                   - ATC TAC GAT GTA AAA CCT ACA ACA AGT TTT GT - #A TTA AAT AAC GAT ACT          2640                                                                           Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Ser Phe Va - #l Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr            #  17105                                                                       - ATC GCA ACT ATT ACG GCG AAA TCT AAT TCT AC - #A GCC TTA AAT ATA TCT          2688                                                                           Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser Asn Ser Th - #r Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser            #               17301720 - #                1725                               - CCT GGA GAA AGT TAC CCG AAA AAA GGA CAA AA - #T GGA ATC GCA ATA ACA          2736                                                                           Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly Gln As - #n Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr            #              17450                                                           - TCA ATG GAT GAT TTT AAT TCC CAT CCG ATT AC - #A TTA AAT AAA AAA CAA          2784                                                                           Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pro Ile Th - #r Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln            #          17605                                                               - GTA GAT AAT CTG CTA AAT AAT AAA CCT ATG AT - #G TTG GAA ACA AAC CAA          2832                                                                           Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys Pro Met Me - #t Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln            #      17750                                                                   - ACA GAT GGT GTT TAT AAG ATA AAA GAT ACA CA - #T GGA AAT ATA GTA ACT          2880                                                                           Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys Asp Thr Hi - #s Gly Asn Ile Val Thr            #  17905                                                                       - GGC GGA GAA TGG AAT GGT GTC ATA CAA CAA AT - #C AAG GCT AAA ACA GCG          2928                                                                           Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Ile Gln Gln Il - #e Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala            #               18101800 - #                1805                               - TCT ATT ATT GTG GAT GAT GGG GAA CGT GTA GC - #A GAA AAA CGT GTA GCG          2976                                                                           Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Glu Arg Val Al - #a Glu Lys Arg Val Ala            #              18250                                                           - GCA AAA GAT TAT GAA AAT CCA GAA GAT AAA AC - #A CCG TCT TTA ACT TTA          3024                                                                           Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu Asp Lys Th - #r Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu            #          18405                                                               - AAA GAT GCC CTG AAG CTT TCA TAT CCA GAT GA - #A ATA AAA GAA ATA GAG          3072                                                                           Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pro Asp Gl - #u Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu            #      18550                                                                   - GGA TTA TTA TAT TAT AAA AAC AAA CCG ATA TA - #C GAA TCG AGC GTT ATG          3120                                                                           Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pro Ile Ty - #r Glu Ser Ser Val Met            #  18705                                                                       - ACT TAC TTA GAT GAA AAT ACA GCA AAA GAA GT - #G ACC AAA CAA TTA AAT          3168                                                                           Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Glu Va - #l Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn            #               18901880 - #                1885                               - GAT ACC ACT GGG AAA TTT AAA GAT GTA AGT CA - #T TTA TAT GAT GTA AAA          3216                                                                           Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Val Ser Hi - #s Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys            #              19050                                                           - CTG ACT CCA AAA ATG AAT GTT ACA ATC AAA TT - #G TCT ATA CTT TAT GAT          3264                                                                           Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Val Thr Ile Lys Le - #u Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp            #          19205                                                               - AAT GCT GAG TCT AAT GAT AAC TCA ATT GGT AA - #A TGG ACA AAC ACA AAT          3312                                                                           Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly Ly - #s Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn            #      19350                                                                   - ATT GTT TCA GGT GGA AAT AAC GGA AAA AAA CA - #A TAT TCT TCT AAT AAT          3360                                                                           Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Lys Lys Gl - #n Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn            #  19505                                                                       - CCG GAT GCT AAT TTG ACA TTA AAT ACA GAT GC - #T CAA GAA AAA TTA AAT          3408                                                                           Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr Asp Al - #a Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn            #               19701960 - #                1965                               - AAA AAT CGT GAC TAT TAT ATA AGT TTA TAT AT - #G AAG TCA GAA AAA AAC          3456                                                                           Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Leu Tyr Me - #t Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn            #              19850                                                           - ACA CAA TGT GAG ATT ACT ATA GAT GGG GAG AT - #T TAT CCG ATC ACT ACA          3504                                                                           Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp Gly Glu Il - #e Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr            #          20005                                                               - AAA ACA GTG AAT GTG AAT AAA GAC AAT TAC AA - #A AGA TTA GAT ATT ATA          3552                                                                           Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Lys Asp Asn Tyr Ly - #s Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile            #      20150                                                                   - GCT CAT AAT ATA AAA AGT AAT CCA ATT TCT TC - #A CTT CAT ATT AAA ACG          3600                                                                           Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro Ile Ser Se - #r Leu His Ile Lys Thr            #  20305                                                                       - AAT GAT GAA ATA ACT TTA TTT TGG GAT GAT AT - #T TCT ATA ACA GAT GTA          3648                                                                           Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp Asp Asp Il - #e Ser Ile Thr Asp Val            #               20502040 - #                2045                               - GCA TCA ATA AAA CCG GAA AAT TTA ACA GAT TC - #A GAA ATT AAA CAG ATT          3696                                                                           Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Thr Asp Se - #r Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile            #              20650                                                           - TAT AGT AGG TAT GGT ATT AAG TTA GAA GAT GG - #A ATC CTT ATT GAT AAA          3744                                                                           Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu Glu Asp Gl - #y Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys            #          20805                                                               - AAA GGT GGG ATT CAT TAT GGT GAA TTT ATT AA - #T GAA GCT AGT TTT AAT          3792                                                                           Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gly Glu Phe Ile As - #n Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn            #      20950                                                                   - ATT GAA CCA TTG CAA AAT TAT GTG ACC AAA TA - #T GAA GTT ACT TAT AGT          3840                                                                           Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Thr Lys Ty - #r Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser            #  21105                                                                       - AGT GAG TTA GGA CCA AAC GTG AGT GAC ACA CT - #T GAA AGT GAT AAA ATT          3888                                                                           Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Val Ser Asp Thr Le - #u Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile            #               21302120 - #                2125                               - TAC AAG GAT GGG ACA ATT AAA TTT GAT TTT AC - #C AAA TAT AGT AAA AAT          3936                                                                           Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe Asp Phe Th - #r Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn            #              21450                                                           - GAA CAA GGA TTA TTT TAT GAC AGT GGA TTA AA - #T TGG GAC TTT AAA ATT          3984                                                                           Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser Gly Leu As - #n Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile            #          21605                                                               - AAT GCT ATT ACT TAT GAT GGT AAA GAG ATG AA - #T GTT TTT CAT AGA TAT          4032                                                                           Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys Glu Met As - #n Val Phe His Arg Tyr            #      21750                                                                   #       4041                                                                   Asn Lys                                                                            2180                                                                       - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:23:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 1346 amino                                                         (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:23:                                 - Met Lys Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Met Va - #l Ser Lys Lys Leu Gln          #                 15                                                           - Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Phe Ser Ile Ser Leu          #             30                                                               - Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Glu Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln          #         45                                                                   - Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Thr Asp Lys Val Glu          #     60                                                                       - Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys          # 80                                                                           - Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Lys Met Asn Asn          #                 95                                                           - Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr          #           110                                                                - Phe Ser Met Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu          #       125                                                                    - Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Se - #r Asn Ser Ile Ile Thr          #   140                                                                        - Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln          #               175                                                            - Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu          #           190                                                                - Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr          #       205                                                                    - Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile          #   220                                                                        - Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Met Val          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Val Glu Cys Leu          #               255                                                            - Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile          #           270                                                                - Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys As - #n Tyr Glu Glu Trp Ala          #       285                                                                    - Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg          #   300                                                                        - Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu          #               335                                                            - Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly          #           350                                                                - Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys          #       365                                                                    - Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr          #   380                                                                        - Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr          #               415                                                            - Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp          #           430                                                                - Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys          #       445                                                                    - Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn Met Lys          #   460                                                                        - Asn Met Lys Lys Lys Leu Ala Ser Val Val Th - #r Cys Thr Leu Leu Ala          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Pro Met Phe Leu Asn Gly Asn Val Asn Ala Va - #l Tyr Ala Asp Ser Lys          #               495                                                            - Thr Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Lys Asn Gl - #n Gln Lys Glu Met Asp          #           510                                                                - Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Phe Lys Gl - #y Lys Asp Phe Ser Asn          #       525                                                                    - Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg Asp Ser Th - #r Leu Ile Tyr Asp Gln          #   540                                                                        - Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Lys Lys Gl - #n Gln Glu Tyr Gln Ser          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Ser Lys Gl - #u Thr Gly Asp Phe Thr          #               575                                                            - Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Ala Ile Il - #e Glu Ile Asn Gly Lys          #           590                                                                - Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Lys Gln Va - #l Val His Leu Glu Lys          #       605                                                                    - Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Glu Tyr Gl - #n Ser Asp Thr Lys Phe          #   620                                                                        - Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Glu Leu Ly - #s Leu Phe Lys Ile Asp          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gln Val Gln Gln As - #p Glu Leu Arg Asn Pro          #               655                                                            - Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Glu Phe Le - #u Ala Lys Pro Ser Lys          #           670                                                                - Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Lys Met Lys Arg Gl - #u Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr          #       685                                                                    - Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro Asp Leu Tr - #p Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr          #   700                                                                        - Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala Val Lys Trp As - #p Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser Asn Pro Le - #u Glu Ser His Thr Val          #               735                                                            - Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Lys Ala Al - #a Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu          #           750                                                                - Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pro Leu Va - #l Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser          #       765                                                                    - Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Ile Leu Se - #r Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu          #   780                                                                        - Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Ser Thr As - #n Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Gly Ile Gl - #y Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser          #               815                                                            - Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln His Ser Gl - #u Thr Val Ala Gln Glu          #           830                                                                - Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Ser Gln Ph - #e Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala          #       845                                                                    - Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Tyr Asn As - #n Val Gly Thr Gly Ala          #   860                                                                        - Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Ser Phe Va - #l Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr          865                 8 - #70                 8 - #75                 8 -        #80                                                                            - Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser Asn Ser Th - #r Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser          #               895                                                            - Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gly Gln As - #n Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr          #           910                                                                - Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pro Ile Th - #r Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln          #       925                                                                    - Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys Pro Met Me - #t Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln          #   940                                                                        - Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys Asp Thr Hi - #s Gly Asn Ile Val Thr          945                 9 - #50                 9 - #55                 9 -        #60                                                                            - Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Ile Gln Gln Il - #e Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala          #               975                                                            - Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Glu Arg Val Al - #a Glu Lys Arg Val Ala          #           990                                                                - Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu Asp Lys Th - #r Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu          #      10050                                                                   - Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pro Asp Gl - #u Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu          #  10205                                                                       - Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pro Ile Ty - #r Glu Ser Ser Val Met          #               10401030 - #                1035                               - Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Lys Glu Va - #l Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn          #              10550                                                           - Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Val Ser Hi - #s Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys          #          10705                                                               - Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Val Thr Ile Lys Le - #u Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp          #      10850                                                                   - Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser Ile Gly Ly - #s Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn          #  11005                                                                       - Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Lys Lys Gl - #n Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn          #               11201110 - #                1115                               - Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Thr Asp Al - #a Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn          #              11350                                                           - Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Leu Tyr Me - #t Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn          #          11505                                                               - Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp Gly Glu Il - #e Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr          #      11650                                                                   - Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Lys Asp Asn Tyr Ly - #s Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile          #  11805                                                                       - Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro Ile Ser Se - #r Leu His Ile Lys Thr          #               12001190 - #                1195                               - Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp Asp Asp Il - #e Ser Ile Thr Asp Val          #              12150                                                           - Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Thr Asp Se - #r Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile          #          12305                                                               - Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu Glu Asp Gl - #y Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys          #      12450                                                                   - Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gly Glu Phe Ile As - #n Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn          #  12605                                                                       - Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Thr Lys Ty - #r Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser          #               12801270 - #                1275                               - Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Val Ser Asp Thr Le - #u Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile          #              12950                                                           - Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe Asp Phe Th - #r Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn          #          13105                                                               - Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser Gly Leu As - #n Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile          #      13250                                                                   - Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys Glu Met As - #n Val Phe His Arg Tyr          #  13405                                                                       - Asn Lys                                                                      1345                                                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:24:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 1399 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..1386                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                               #for VIP2A(a) protein from AB78"                                               -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:24:                                 - ATGAAGCGCA TGGAGGGCAA GCTGTTCATG GTGAGCAAGA AGCTCCAGGT GG - #TGACCAAG          60                                                                           - ACCGTGCTGC TGAGCACCGT GTTCAGCATC AGCCTGCTGA ACAACGAGGT GA - #TCAAGGCC         120                                                                           - GAGCAGCTGA ACATCAACAG CCAGAGCAAG TACACCAACC TCCAGAACCT GA - #AGATCACC         180                                                                           - GACAAGGTGG AGGACTTCAA GGAGGACAAG GAGAAGGCCA AGGAGTGGGG CA - #AGGAGAAG         240                                                                           - GAGAAGGAGT GGAAGCTTAC CGCCACCGAG AAGGGCAAGA TGAACAACTT CC - #TGGACAAC         300                                                                           - AAGAACGACA TCAAGACCAA CTACAAGGAG ATCACCTTCA GCATGGCCGG CA - #GCTTCGAG         360                                                                           - GACGAGATCA AGGACCTGAA GGAGATCGAC AAGATGTTCG ACAAGACCAA CC - #TGAGCAAC         420                                                                           - AGCATCATCA CCTACAAGAA CGTGGAGCCC ACCACCATCG GCTTCAACAA GA - #GCCTGACC         480                                                                           - GAGGGCAACA CCATCAACAG CGACGCCATG GCCCAGTTCA AGGAGCAGTT CC - #TGGACCGC         540                                                                           - GACATCAAGT TCGACAGCTA CCTGGACACC CACCTGACCG CCCAGCAGGT GA - #GCAGCAAG         600                                                                           - GAGCGCGTGA TCCTGAAGGT GACCGTCCCC AGCGGCAAGG GCAGCACCAC CC - #CCACCAAG         660                                                                           - GCCGGCGTGA TCCTGAACAA CAGCGAGTAC AAGATGCTGA TCGACAACGG CT - #ACATGGTG         720                                                                           - CACGTGGACA AGGTGAGCAA GGTGGTGAAG AAGGGCGTGG AGTGCCTCCA GA - #TCGAGGGC         780                                                                           - ACCCTGAAGA AGAGTCTAGA CTTCAAGAAC GACATCAACG CCGAGGCCCA CA - #GCTGGGGC         840                                                                           - ATGAAGAACT ACGAGGAGTG GGCCAAGGAC CTGACCGACA GCCAGCGCGA GG - #CCCTGGAC         900                                                                           - GGCTACGCCC GCCAGGACTA CAAGGAGATC AACAACTACC TGCGCAACCA GG - #GCGGCAGC         960                                                                           - GGCAACGAGA AGCTGGACGC CCAGATCAAG AACATCAGCG ACGCCCTGGG CA - #AGAAGCCC        1020                                                                           - ATCCCCGAGA ACATCACCGT GTACCGCTGG TGCGGCATGC CCGAGTTCGG CT - #ACCAGATC        1080                                                                           - AGCGACCCCC TGCCCAGCCT GAAGGACTTC GAGGAGCAGT TCCTGAACAC CA - #TCAAGGAG        1140                                                                           - GACAAGGGCT ACATGAGCAC CAGCCTGAGC AGCGAGCGCC TGGCCGCCTT CG - #GCAGCCGC        1200                                                                           - AAGATCATCC TGCGCCTGCA GGTGCCCAAG GGCAGCACCG GCGCCTACCT GA - #GCGCCATC        1260                                                                           - GGCGGCTTCG CCAGCGAGAA GGAGATCCTG CTGGACAAGG ACAGCAAGTA CC - #ACATCGAC        1320                                                                           - AAGGTGACCG AGGTGATCAT CAAGGGCGTG AAGCGCTACG TGGTGGACGC CA - #CCCTGCTG        1380                                                                           #                 139 - #9                                                     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:25:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 19 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..19                                                  #/note= "Secretion signal peptide to                                                          secrete V - #IP2 out of a cell"                                 -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:25:                                 - Gly Trp Ser Trp Ile Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Se - #r Gly Ala Ala Gly Val          #                15                                                            - His Cys Leu                                                                  - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:26:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2655 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..2655                                                #/note= "maize optimized DNAION:                                               #encoding VIP1A(a)"ence                                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:26:                                 - ATGAAGAACA TGAAGAAGAA GCTGGCCAGC GTGGTGACCT GCACCCTGCT GG - #CCCCCATG          60                                                                           - TTCCTGAACG GCAACGTGAA CGCCGTGTAC GCCGACAGCA AGACCAACCA GA - #TCAGCACC         120                                                                           - ACCCAGAAGA ACCAGCAGAA GGAGATGGAC CGCAAGGGCC TGCTGGGCTA CT - #ACTTCAAG         180                                                                           - GGCAAGGACT TCAGCAACCT GACCATGTTC GCCCCCACGC GTGACAGCAC CC - #TGATCTAC         240                                                                           - GACCAGCAGA CCGCCAACAA GCTGCTGGAC AAGAAGCAGC AGGAGTACCA GA - #GCATCCGC         300                                                                           - TGGATCGGCC TGATCCAGAG CAAGGAGACC GGCGACTTCA CCTTCAACCT GA - #GCGAGGAC         360                                                                           - GAGCAGGCCA TCATCGAGAT CAACGGCAAG ATCATCAGCA ACAAGGGCAA GG - #AGAAGCAG         420                                                                           - GTGGTGCACC TGGAGAAGGG CAAGCTGGTG CCCATCAAGA TCGAGTACCA GA - #GCGACACC         480                                                                           - AAGTTCAACA TCGACAGCAA GACCTTCAAG GAGCTGAAGC TTTTCAAGAT CG - #ACAGCCAG         540                                                                           - AACCAGCCCC AGCAGGTGCA GCAGGACGAG CTGCGCAACC CCGAGTTCAA CA - #AGAAGGAG         600                                                                           - AGCCAGGAGT TCCTGGCCAA GCCCAGCAAG ATCAACCTGT TCACCCAGCA GA - #TGAAGCGC         660                                                                           - GAGATCGACG AGGACACCGA CACCGACGGC GACAGCATCC CCGACCTGTG GG - #AGGAGAAC         720                                                                           - GGCTACACCA TCCAGAACCG CATCGCCGTG AAGTGGGACG ACAGCCTGGC TA - #GCAAGGGC         780                                                                           - TACACCAAGT TCGTGAGCAA CCCCCTGGAG AGCCACACCG TGGGCGACCC CT - #ACACCGAC         840                                                                           - TACGAGAAGG CCGCCCGCGA CCTGGACCTG AGCAACGCCA AGGAGACCTT CA - #ACCCCCTG         900                                                                           - GTGGCCGCCT TCCCCAGCGT GAACGTGAGC ATGGAGAAGG TGATCCTGAG CC - #CCAACGAG         960                                                                           - AACCTGAGCA ACAGCGTGGA GAGCCACTCG AGCACCAACT GGAGCTACAC CA - #ACACCGAG        1020                                                                           - GGCGCCAGCG TGGAGGCCGG CATCGGTCCC AAGGGCATCA GCTTCGGCGT GA - #GCGTGAAC        1080                                                                           - TACCAGCACA GCGAGACCGT GGCCCAGGAG TGGGGCACCA GCACCGGCAA CA - #CCAGCCAG        1140                                                                           - TTCAACACCG CCAGCGCCGG CTACCTGAAC GCCAACGTGC GCTACAACAA CG - #TGGGCACC        1200                                                                           - GGCGCCATCT ACGACGTGAA GCCCACCACC AGCTTCGTGC TGAACAACGA CA - #CCATCGCC        1260                                                                           - ACCATCACCG CCAAGTCGAA TTCCACCGCC CTGAACATCA GCCCCGGCGA GA - #GCTACCCC        1320                                                                           - AAGAAGGGCC AGAACGGCAT CGCCATCACC AGCATGGACG ACTTCAACAG CC - #ACCCCATC        1380                                                                           - ACCCTGAACA AGAAGCAGGT GGACAACCTG CTGAACAACA AGCCCATGAT GC - #TGGAGACC        1440                                                                           - AACCAGACCG ACGGCGTCTA CAAGATCAAG GACACCCACG GCAACATCGT GA - #CGGGCGGC        1500                                                                           - GAGTGGAACG GCGTGATCCA GCAGATCAAG GCCAAGACCG CCAGCATCAT CG - #TCGACGAC        1560                                                                           - GGCGAGCGCG TGGCCGAGAA GCGCGTGGCC GCCAAGGACT ACGAGAACCC CG - #AGGACAAG        1620                                                                           - ACCCCCAGCC TGACCCTGAA GGACGCCCTG AAGCTGAGCT ACCCCGACGA GA - #TCAAGGAG        1680                                                                           - ATCGAGGGCT TGCTGTACTA CAAGAACAAG CCCATCTACG AGAGCAGCGT GA - #TGACCTAT        1740                                                                           - CTAGACGAGA ACACCGCCAA GGAGGTGACC AAGCAGCTGA ACGACACCAC CG - #GCAAGTTC        1800                                                                           - AAGGACGTGA GCCACCTGTA CGACGTGAAG CTGACCCCCA AGATGAACGT GA - #CCATCAAG        1860                                                                           - CTGAGCATCC TGTACGACAA CGCCGAGAGC AACGACAACA GCATCGGCAA GT - #GGACCAAC        1920                                                                           - ACCAACATCG TGAGCGGCGG CAACAACGGC AAGAAGCAGT ACAGCAGCAA CA - #ACCCCGAC        1980                                                                           - GCCAACCTGA CCCTGAACAC CGACGCCCAG GAGAAGCTGA ACAAGAACCG CG - #ACTACTAC        2040                                                                           - ATCAGCCTGT ACATGAAGAG CGAGAAGAAC ACCCAGTGCG AGATCACCAT CG - #ACGGCGAG        2100                                                                           - ATATACCCCA TCACCACCAA GACCGTGAAC GTGAACAAGG ACAACTACAA GC - #GCCTGGAC        2160                                                                           - ATCATCGCCC ACAACATCAA GAGCAACCCC ATCAGCAGCC TGCACATCAA GA - #CCAACGAC        2220                                                                           - GAGATCACCC TGTTCTGGGA CGACATATCG ATTACCGACG TCGCCAGCAT CA - #AGCCCGAG        2280                                                                           - AACCTGACCG ACAGCGAGAT CAAGCAGATA TACAGTCGCT ACGGCATCAA GC - #TGGAGGAC        2340                                                                           - GGCATCCTGA TCGACAAGAA AGGCGGCATC CACTACGGCG AGTTCATCAA CG - #AGGCCAGC        2400                                                                           - TTCAACATCG AGCCCCTGCA GAACTACGTG ACCAAGTACG AGGTGACCTA CA - #GCAGCGAG        2460                                                                           - CTGGGCCCCA ACGTGAGCGA CACCCTGGAG AGCGACAAGA TTTACAAGGA CG - #GCACCATC        2520                                                                           - AAGTTCGACT TCACCAAGTA CAGCAAGAAC GAGCAGGGCC TGTTCTACGA CA - #GCGGCCTG        2580                                                                           - AACTGGGACT TCAAGATCAA CGCCATCACC TACGACGGCA AGGAGATGAA CG - #TGTTCCAC        2640                                                                           #  2655                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:27:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 1389 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 1..1389                                                #/note= "maize optimized DNAION:                                               #encoding VIP2A(a)"ence                                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:27:                                 - ATGAAGCGCA TGGAGGGCAA GCTGTTCATG GTGAGCAAGA AGCTCCAGGT GG - #TGACCAAG          60                                                                           - ACCGTGCTGC TGAGCACCGT GTTCAGCATC AGCCTGCTGA ACAACGAGGT GA - #TCAAGGCC         120                                                                           - GAGCAGCTGA ACATCAACAG CCAGAGCAAG TACACCAACC TCCAGAACCT GA - #AGATCACC         180                                                                           - GACAAGGTGG AGGACTTCAA GGAGGACAAG GAGAAGGCCA AGGAGTGGGG CA - #AGGAGAAG         240                                                                           - GAGAAGGAGT GGAAGCTTAC CGCCACCGAG AAGGGCAAGA TGAACAACTT CC - #TGGACAAC         300                                                                           - AAGAACGACA TCAAGACCAA CTACAAGGAG ATCACCTTCA GCATAGCCGG CA - #GCTTCGAG         360                                                                           - GACGAGATCA AGGACCTGAA GGAGATCGAC AAGATGTTCG ACAAGACCAA CC - #TGAGCAAC         420                                                                           - AGCATCATCA CCTACAAGAA CGTGGAGCCC ACCACCATCG GCTTCAACAA GA - #GCCTGACC         480                                                                           - GAGGGCAACA CCATCAACAG CGACGCCATG GCCCAGTTCA AGGAGCAGTT CC - #TGGACCGC         540                                                                           - GACATCAAGT TCGACAGCTA CCTGGACACC CACCTGACCG CCCAGCAGGT GA - #GCAGCAAG         600                                                                           - GAGCGCGTGA TCCTGAAGGT GACCGTCCCC AGCGGCAAGG GCAGCACCAC CC - #CCACCAAG         660                                                                           - GCCGGCGTGA TCCTGAACAA CAGCGAGTAC AAGATGCTGA TCGACAACGG CT - #ACATGGTG         720                                                                           - CACGTGGACA AGGTGAGCAA GGTGGTGAAG AAGGGCGTGG AGTGCCTCCA GA - #TCGAGGGC         780                                                                           - ACCCTGAAGA AGAGTCTAGA CTTCAAGAAC GACATCAACG CCGAGGCCCA CA - #GCTGGGGC         840                                                                           - ATGAAGAACT ACGAGGAGTG GGCCAAGGAC CTGACCGACA GCCAGCGCGA GG - #CCCTGGAC         900                                                                           - GGCTACGCCC GCCAGGACTA CAAGGAGATC AACAACTACC TGCGCAACCA GG - #GCGGCAGC         960                                                                           - GGCAACGAGA AGCTGGACGC CCAGATCAAG AACATCAGCG ACGCCCTGGG CA - #AGAAGCCC        1020                                                                           - ATCCCCGAGA ACATCACCGT GTACCGCTGG TGCGGCATGC CCGAGTTCGG CT - #ACCAGATC        1080                                                                           - AGCGACCCCC TGCCCAGCCT GAAGGACTTC GAGGAGCAGT TCCTGAACAC CA - #TCAAGGAG        1140                                                                           - GACAAGGGCT ACATGAGCAC CAGCCTGAGC AGCGAGCGCC TGGCCGCCTT CG - #GCAGCCGC        1200                                                                           - AAGATCATCC TGCGCCTGCA GGTGCCCAAG GGCAGCACTG GTGCCTACCT GA - #GCGCCATC        1260                                                                           - GGCGGCTTCG CCAGCGAGAA GGAGATCCTG CTGGATAAGG ACAGCAAGTA CC - #ACATCGAC        1320                                                                           - AAGGTGACCG AGGTGATCAT CAAGGGCGTG AAGCGCTACG TGGTGGACGC CA - #CCCTGCTG        1380                                                                           #       1389                                                                   - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:28:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2378 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 9..2375                                                #/note= "Native DNA sequenceION:                                               #VIP3A(a) protein from AB88 as contained in                                                   pCIB7104"                                                       -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:28:                                 #ACA AGA GCC TTA CCA      50AT ACT AAA TTA AGC                                          Met Asn Lys Asn Asn T - #hr Lys Leu Ser Thr Arg Ala Leu Pro           #        10                                                                    - AGT TTT ATT GAT TAT TTT AAT GGC ATT TAT GG - #A TTT GCC ACT GGT ATC            98                                                                           Ser Phe Ile Asp Tyr Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Gl - #y Phe Ala Thr Gly Ile            # 30                                                                           - AAA GAC ATT ATG AAC ATG ATT TTT AAA ACG GA - #T ACA GGT GGT GAT CTA           146                                                                           Lys Asp Ile Met Asn Met Ile Phe Lys Thr As - #p Thr Gly Gly Asp Leu            #                 45                                                           - ACC CTA GAC GAA ATT TTA AAG AAT CAG CAG TT - #A CTA AAT GAT ATT TCT           194                                                                           Thr Leu Asp Glu Ile Leu Lys Asn Gln Gln Le - #u Leu Asn Asp Ile Ser            #             60                                                               - GGT AAA TTG GAT GGG GTG AAT GGA AGC TTA AA - #T GAT CTT ATC GCA CAG           242                                                                           Gly Lys Leu Asp Gly Val Asn Gly Ser Leu As - #n Asp Leu Ile Ala Gln            #         75                                                                   - GGA AAC TTA AAT ACA GAA TTA TCT AAG GAA AT - #A TTA AAA ATT GCA AAT           290                                                                           Gly Asn Leu Asn Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Il - #e Leu Lys Ile Ala Asn            #     90                                                                       - GAA CAA AAT CAA GTT TTA AAT GAT GTT AAT AA - #C AAA CTC GAT GCG ATA           338                                                                           Glu Gln Asn Gln Val Leu Asn Asp Val Asn As - #n Lys Leu Asp Ala Ile            #110                                                                           - AAT ACG ATG CTT CGG GTA TAT CTA CCT AAA AT - #T ACC TCT ATG TTG AGT           386                                                                           Asn Thr Met Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Pro Lys Il - #e Thr Ser Met Leu Ser            #               125                                                            - GAT GTA ATG AAA CAA AAT TAT GCG CTA AGT CT - #G CAA ATA GAA TAC TTA           434                                                                           Asp Val Met Lys Gln Asn Tyr Ala Leu Ser Le - #u Gln Ile Glu Tyr Leu            #           140                                                                - AGT AAA CAA TTG CAA GAG ATT TCT GAT AAG TT - #G GAT ATT ATT AAT GTA           482                                                                           Ser Lys Gln Leu Gln Glu Ile Ser Asp Lys Le - #u Asp Ile Ile Asn Val            #       155                                                                    - AAT GTA CTT ATT AAC TCT ACA CTT ACT GAA AT - #T ACA CCT GCG TAT CAA           530                                                                           Asn Val Leu Ile Asn Ser Thr Leu Thr Glu Il - #e Thr Pro Ala Tyr Gln            #   170                                                                        - AGG ATT AAA TAT GTG AAC GAA AAA TTT GAG GA - #A TTA ACT TTT GCT ACA           578                                                                           Arg Ile Lys Tyr Val Asn Glu Lys Phe Glu Gl - #u Leu Thr Phe Ala Thr            175                 1 - #80                 1 - #85                 1 -        #90                                                                            - GAA ACT AGT TCA AAA GTA AAA AAG GAT GGC TC - #T CCT GCA GAT ATT CTT           626                                                                           Glu Thr Ser Ser Lys Val Lys Lys Asp Gly Se - #r Pro Ala Asp Ile Leu            #               205                                                            - GAT GAG TTA ACT GAG TTA ACT GAA CTA GCG AA - #A AGT GTA ACA AAA AAT           674                                                                           Asp Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ala Ly - #s Ser Val Thr Lys Asn            #           220                                                                - GAT GTG GAT GGT TTT GAA TTT TAC CTT AAT AC - #A TTC CAC GAT GTA ATG           722                                                                           Asp Val Asp Gly Phe Glu Phe Tyr Leu Asn Th - #r Phe His Asp Val Met            #       235                                                                    - GTA GGA AAT AAT TTA TTC GGG CGT TCA GCT TT - #A AAA ACT GCA TCG GAA           770                                                                           Val Gly Asn Asn Leu Phe Gly Arg Ser Ala Le - #u Lys Thr Ala Ser Glu            #   250                                                                        - TTA ATT ACT AAA GAA AAT GTG AAA ACA AGT GG - #C AGT GAG GTC GGA AAT           818                                                                           Leu Ile Thr Lys Glu Asn Val Lys Thr Ser Gl - #y Ser Glu Val Gly Asn            255                 2 - #60                 2 - #65                 2 -        #70                                                                            - GTT TAT AAC TTC TTA ATT GTA TTA ACA GCT CT - #G CAA GCC CAA GCT TTT           866                                                                           Val Tyr Asn Phe Leu Ile Val Leu Thr Ala Le - #u Gln Ala Gln Ala Phe            #               285                                                            - CTT ACT TTA ACA ACA TGC CGA AAA TTA TTA GG - #C TTA GCA GAT ATT GAT           914                                                                           Leu Thr Leu Thr Thr Cys Arg Lys Leu Leu Gl - #y Leu Ala Asp Ile Asp            #           300                                                                - TAT ACT TCT ATT ATG AAT GAA CAT TTA AAT AA - #G GAA AAA GAG GAA TTT           962                                                                           Tyr Thr Ser Ile Met Asn Glu His Leu Asn Ly - #s Glu Lys Glu Glu Phe            #       315                                                                    - AGA GTA AAC ATC CTC CCT ACA CTT TCT AAT AC - #T TTT TCT AAT CCT AAT          1010                                                                           Arg Val Asn Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu Ser Asn Th - #r Phe Ser Asn Pro Asn            #   330                                                                        - TAT GCA AAA GTT AAA GGA AGT GAT GAA GAT GC - #A AAG ATG ATT GTG GAA          1058                                                                           Tyr Ala Lys Val Lys Gly Ser Asp Glu Asp Al - #a Lys Met Ile Val Glu            335                 3 - #40                 3 - #45                 3 -        #50                                                                            - GCT AAA CCA GGA CAT GCA TTG ATT GGG TTT GA - #A ATT AGT AAT GAT TCA          1106                                                                           Ala Lys Pro Gly His Ala Leu Ile Gly Phe Gl - #u Ile Ser Asn Asp Ser            #               365                                                            - ATT ACA GTA TTA AAA GTA TAT GAG GCT AAG CT - #A AAA CAA AAT TAT CAA          1154                                                                           Ile Thr Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Glu Ala Lys Le - #u Lys Gln Asn Tyr Gln            #           380                                                                - GTC GAT AAG GAT TCC TTA TCG GAA GTT ATT TA - #T GGT GAT ATG GAT AAA          1202                                                                           Val Asp Lys Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Val Ile Ty - #r Gly Asp Met Asp Lys            #       395                                                                    - TTA TTG TGC CCA GAT CAA TCT GAA CAA ATC TA - #T TAT ACA AAT AAC ATA          1250                                                                           Leu Leu Cys Pro Asp Gln Ser Glu Gln Ile Ty - #r Tyr Thr Asn Asn Ile            #   410                                                                        - GTA TTT CCA AAT GAA TAT GTA ATT ACT AAA AT - #T GAT TTC ACT AAA AAA          1298                                                                           Val Phe Pro Asn Glu Tyr Val Ile Thr Lys Il - #e Asp Phe Thr Lys Lys            415                 4 - #20                 4 - #25                 4 -        #30                                                                            - ATG AAA ACT TTA AGA TAT GAG GTA ACA GCG AA - #T TTT TAT GAT TCT TCT          1346                                                                           Met Lys Thr Leu Arg Tyr Glu Val Thr Ala As - #n Phe Tyr Asp Ser Ser            #               445                                                            - ACA GGA GAA ATT GAC TTA AAT AAG AAA AAA GT - #A GAA TCA AGT GAA GCG          1394                                                                           Thr Gly Glu Ile Asp Leu Asn Lys Lys Lys Va - #l Glu Ser Ser Glu Ala            #           460                                                                - GAG TAT AGA ACG TTA AGT GCT AAT GAT GAT GG - #G GTG TAT ATG CCG TTA          1442                                                                           Glu Tyr Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Asn Asp Asp Gl - #y Val Tyr Met Pro Leu            #       475                                                                    - GGT GTC ATC AGT GAA ACA TTT TTG ACT CCG AT - #T AAT GGG TTT GGC CTC          1490                                                                           Gly Val Ile Ser Glu Thr Phe Leu Thr Pro Il - #e Asn Gly Phe Gly Leu            #   490                                                                        - CAA GCT GAT GAA AAT TCA AGA TTA ATT ACT TT - #A ACA TGT AAA TCA TAT          1538                                                                           Gln Ala Asp Glu Asn Ser Arg Leu Ile Thr Le - #u Thr Cys Lys Ser Tyr            495                 5 - #00                 5 - #05                 5 -        #10                                                                            - TTA AGA GAA CTA CTG CTA GCA ACA GAC TTA AG - #C AAT AAA GAA ACT AAA          1586                                                                           Leu Arg Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Asp Leu Se - #r Asn Lys Glu Thr Lys            #               525                                                            - TTG ATC GTC CCG CCA AGT GGT TTT ATT AGC AA - #T ATT GTA GAG AAC GGG          1634                                                                           Leu Ile Val Pro Pro Ser Gly Phe Ile Ser As - #n Ile Val Glu Asn Gly            #           540                                                                - TCC ATA GAA GAG GAC AAT TTA GAG CCG TGG AA - #A GCA AAT AAT AAG AAT          1682                                                                           Ser Ile Glu Glu Asp Asn Leu Glu Pro Trp Ly - #s Ala Asn Asn Lys Asn            #       555                                                                    - GCG TAT GTA GAT CAT ACA GGC GGA GTG AAT GG - #A ACT AAA GCT TTA TAT          1730                                                                           Ala Tyr Val Asp His Thr Gly Gly Val Asn Gl - #y Thr Lys Ala Leu Tyr            #   570                                                                        - GTT CAT AAG GAC GGA GGA ATT TCA CAA TTT AT - #T GGA GAT AAG TTA AAA          1778                                                                           Val His Lys Asp Gly Gly Ile Ser Gln Phe Il - #e Gly Asp Lys Leu Lys            575                 5 - #80                 5 - #85                 5 -        #90                                                                            - CCG AAA ACT GAG TAT GTA ATC CAA TAT ACT GT - #T AAA GGA AAA CCT TCT          1826                                                                           Pro Lys Thr Glu Tyr Val Ile Gln Tyr Thr Va - #l Lys Gly Lys Pro Ser            #               605                                                            - ATT CAT TTA AAA GAT GAA AAT ACT GGA TAT AT - #T CAT TAT GAA GAT ACA          1874                                                                           Ile His Leu Lys Asp Glu Asn Thr Gly Tyr Il - #e His Tyr Glu Asp Thr            #           620                                                                - AAT AAT AAT TTA GAA GAT TAT CAA ACT ATT AA - #T AAA CGT TTT ACT ACA          1922                                                                           Asn Asn Asn Leu Glu Asp Tyr Gln Thr Ile As - #n Lys Arg Phe Thr Thr            #       635                                                                    - GGA ACT GAT TTA AAG GGA GTG TAT TTA ATT TT - #A AAA AGT CAA AAT GGA          1970                                                                           Gly Thr Asp Leu Lys Gly Val Tyr Leu Ile Le - #u Lys Ser Gln Asn Gly            #   650                                                                        - GAT GAA GCT TGG GGA GAT AAC TTT ATT ATT TT - #G GAA ATT AGT CCT TCT          2018                                                                           Asp Glu Ala Trp Gly Asp Asn Phe Ile Ile Le - #u Glu Ile Ser Pro Ser            655                 6 - #60                 6 - #65                 6 -        #70                                                                            - GAA AAG TTA TTA AGT CCA GAA TTA ATT AAT AC - #A AAT AAT TGG ACG AGT          2066                                                                           Glu Lys Leu Leu Ser Pro Glu Leu Ile Asn Th - #r Asn Asn Trp Thr Ser            #               685                                                            - ACG GGA TCA ACT AAT ATT AGC GGT AAT ACA CT - #C ACT CTT TAT CAG GGA          2114                                                                           Thr Gly Ser Thr Asn Ile Ser Gly Asn Thr Le - #u Thr Leu Tyr Gln Gly            #           700                                                                - GGA CGA GGG ATT CTA AAA CAA AAC CTT CAA TT - #A GAT AGT TTT TCA ACT          2162                                                                           Gly Arg Gly Ile Leu Lys Gln Asn Leu Gln Le - #u Asp Ser Phe Ser Thr            #       715                                                                    - TAT AGA GTG TAT TTT TCT GTG TCC GGA GAT GC - #T AAT GTA AGG ATT AGA          2210                                                                           Tyr Arg Val Tyr Phe Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Al - #a Asn Val Arg Ile Arg            #   730                                                                        - AAT TCT AGG GAA GTG TTA TTT GAA AAA AGA TA - #T ATG AGC GGT GCT AAA          2258                                                                           Asn Ser Arg Glu Val Leu Phe Glu Lys Arg Ty - #r Met Ser Gly Ala Lys            735                 7 - #40                 7 - #45                 7 -        #50                                                                            - GAT GTT TCT GAA ATG TTC ACT ACA AAA TTT GA - #G AAA GAT AAC TTT TAT          2306                                                                           Asp Val Ser Glu Met Phe Thr Thr Lys Phe Gl - #u Lys Asp Asn Phe Tyr            #               765                                                            - ATA GAG CTT TCT CAA GGG AAT AAT TTA TAT GG - #T GGT CCT ATT GTA CAT          2354                                                                           Ile Glu Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Asn Leu Tyr Gl - #y Gly Pro Ile Val His            #           780                                                                #              2378CT ATT AAG TAA                                              Phe Tyr Asp Val Ser Ile Lys                                                            785                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:29:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 789 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:29:                                 - Met Asn Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Leu Ser Thr Ar - #g Ala Leu Pro Ser Phe          #                 15                                                           - Ile Asp Tyr Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Gly Phe Al - #a Thr Gly Ile Lys Asp          #             30                                                               - Ile Met Asn Met Ile Phe Lys Thr Asp Thr Gl - #y Gly Asp Leu Thr Leu          #         45                                                                   - Asp Glu Ile Leu Lys Asn Gln Gln Leu Leu As - #n Asp Ile Ser Gly Lys          #     60                                                                       - Leu Asp Gly Val Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Asp Le - #u Ile Ala Gln Gly Asn          # 80                                                                           - Leu Asn Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Ile Leu Ly - #s Ile Ala Asn Glu Gln          #                 95                                                           - Asn Gln Val Leu Asn Asp Val Asn Asn Lys Le - #u Asp Ala Ile Asn Thr          #           110                                                                - Met Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Pro Lys Ile Thr Se - #r Met Leu Ser Asp Val          #       125                                                                    - Met Lys Gln Asn Tyr Ala Leu Ser Leu Gln Il - #e Glu Tyr Leu Ser Lys          #   140                                                                        - Gln Leu Gln Glu Ile Ser Asp Lys Leu Asp Il - #e Ile Asn Val Asn Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Ile Asn Ser Thr Leu Thr Glu Ile Thr Pr - #o Ala Tyr Gln Arg Ile          #               175                                                            - Lys Tyr Val Asn Glu Lys Phe Glu Glu Leu Th - #r Phe Ala Thr Glu Thr          #           190                                                                - Ser Ser Lys Val Lys Lys Asp Gly Ser Pro Al - #a Asp Ile Leu Asp Glu          #       205                                                                    - Leu Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ala Lys Ser Va - #l Thr Lys Asn Asp Val          #   220                                                                        - Asp Gly Phe Glu Phe Tyr Leu Asn Thr Phe Hi - #s Asp Val Met Val Gly          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asn Asn Leu Phe Gly Arg Ser Ala Leu Lys Th - #r Ala Ser Glu Leu Ile          #               255                                                            - Thr Lys Glu Asn Val Lys Thr Ser Gly Ser Gl - #u Val Gly Asn Val Tyr          #           270                                                                - Asn Phe Leu Ile Val Leu Thr Ala Leu Gln Al - #a Gln Ala Phe Leu Thr          #       285                                                                    - Leu Thr Thr Cys Arg Lys Leu Leu Gly Leu Al - #a Asp Ile Asp Tyr Thr          #   300                                                                        - Ser Ile Met Asn Glu His Leu Asn Lys Glu Ly - #s Glu Glu Phe Arg Val          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu Ser Asn Thr Phe Se - #r Asn Pro Asn Tyr Ala          #               335                                                            - Lys Val Lys Gly Ser Asp Glu Asp Ala Lys Me - #t Ile Val Glu Ala Lys          #           350                                                                - Pro Gly His Ala Leu Ile Gly Phe Glu Ile Se - #r Asn Asp Ser Ile Thr          #       365                                                                    - Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Glu Ala Lys Leu Lys Gl - #n Asn Tyr Gln Val Asp          #   380                                                                        - Lys Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Val Ile Tyr Gly As - #p Met Asp Lys Leu Leu          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Cys Pro Asp Gln Ser Glu Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Th - #r Asn Asn Ile Val Phe          #               415                                                            - Pro Asn Glu Tyr Val Ile Thr Lys Ile Asp Ph - #e Thr Lys Lys Met Lys          #           430                                                                - Thr Leu Arg Tyr Glu Val Thr Ala Asn Phe Ty - #r Asp Ser Ser Thr Gly          #       445                                                                    - Glu Ile Asp Leu Asn Lys Lys Lys Val Glu Se - #r Ser Glu Ala Glu Tyr          #   460                                                                        - Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Asn Asp Asp Gly Val Ty - #r Met Pro Leu Gly Val          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Ile Ser Glu Thr Phe Leu Thr Pro Ile Asn Gl - #y Phe Gly Leu Gln Ala          #               495                                                            - Asp Glu Asn Ser Arg Leu Ile Thr Leu Thr Cy - #s Lys Ser Tyr Leu Arg          #           510                                                                - Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Asp Leu Ser Asn Ly - #s Glu Thr Lys Leu Ile          #       525                                                                    - Val Pro Pro Ser Gly Phe Ile Ser Asn Ile Va - #l Glu Asn Gly Ser Ile          #   540                                                                        - Glu Glu Asp Asn Leu Glu Pro Trp Lys Ala As - #n Asn Lys Asn Ala Tyr          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Val Asp His Thr Gly Gly Val Asn Gly Thr Ly - #s Ala Leu Tyr Val His          #               575                                                            - Lys Asp Gly Gly Ile Ser Gln Phe Ile Gly As - #p Lys Leu Lys Pro Lys          #           590                                                                - Thr Glu Tyr Val Ile Gln Tyr Thr Val Lys Gl - #y Lys Pro Ser Ile His          #       605                                                                    - Leu Lys Asp Glu Asn Thr Gly Tyr Ile His Ty - #r Glu Asp Thr Asn Asn          #   620                                                                        - Asn Leu Glu Asp Tyr Gln Thr Ile Asn Lys Ar - #g Phe Thr Thr Gly Thr          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Asp Leu Lys Gly Val Tyr Leu Ile Leu Lys Se - #r Gln Asn Gly Asp Glu          #               655                                                            - Ala Trp Gly Asp Asn Phe Ile Ile Leu Glu Il - #e Ser Pro Ser Glu Lys          #           670                                                                - Leu Leu Ser Pro Glu Leu Ile Asn Thr Asn As - #n Trp Thr Ser Thr Gly          #       685                                                                    - Ser Thr Asn Ile Ser Gly Asn Thr Leu Thr Le - #u Tyr Gln Gly Gly Arg          #   700                                                                        - Gly Ile Leu Lys Gln Asn Leu Gln Leu Asp Se - #r Phe Ser Thr Tyr Arg          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Val Tyr Phe Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Ala Asn Va - #l Arg Ile Arg Asn Ser          #               735                                                            - Arg Glu Val Leu Phe Glu Lys Arg Tyr Met Se - #r Gly Ala Lys Asp Val          #           750                                                                - Ser Glu Met Phe Thr Thr Lys Phe Glu Lys As - #p Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu          #       765                                                                    - Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Asn Leu Tyr Gly Gly Pr - #o Ile Val His Phe Tyr          #   780                                                                        - Asp Val Ser Ile Lys                                                          785                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:30:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2403 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: misc.sub.-- - #feature                                           (B) LOCATION: 11..2389                                               #/note= "maize optimized DNAION:                                               #encoding VIP3A(a)"ence                                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:30:                                 - GGATCCACCA ATGAACATGA ACAAGAACAA CACCAAGCTG AGCACCCGCG CC - #CTGCCGAG          60                                                                           - CTTCATCGAC TACTTCAACG GCATCTACGG CTTCGCCACC GGCATCAAGG AC - #ATCATGAA         120                                                                           - CATGATCTTC AAGACCGACA CCGGCGGCGA CCTGACCCTG GACGAGATCC TG - #AAGAACCA         180                                                                           - GCAGCTGCTG AACGACATCA GCGGCAAGCT GGACGGCGTG AACGGCAGCC TG - #AACGACCT         240                                                                           - GATCGCCCAG GGCAACCTGA ACACCGAGCT GAGCAAGGAG ATCCTTAAGA TC - #GCCAACGA         300                                                                           - GCAGAACCAG GTGCTGAACG ACGTGAACAA CAAGCTGGAC GCCATCAACA CC - #ATGCTGCG         360                                                                           - CGTGTACCTG CCGAAGATCA CCAGCATGCT GAGCGACGTG ATGAAGCAGA AC - #TACGCCCT         420                                                                           - GAGCCTGCAG ATCGAGTACC TGAGCAAGCA GCTGCAGGAG ATCAGCGACA AG - #CTGGACAT         480                                                                           - CATCAACGTG AACGTCCTGA TCAACAGCAC CCTGACCGAG ATCACCCCGG CC - #TACCAGCG         540                                                                           - CATCAAGTAC GTGAACGAGA AGTTCGAAGA GCTGACCTTC GCCACCGAGA CC - #AGCAGCAA         600                                                                           - GGTGAAGAAG GACGGCAGCC CGGCCGACAT CCTGGACGAG CTGACCGAGC TG - #ACCGAGCT         660                                                                           - GGCCAAGAGC GTGACCAAGA ACGACGTGGA CGGCTTCGAG TTCTACCTGA AC - #ACCTTCCA         720                                                                           - CGACGTGATG GTGGGCAACA ACCTGTTCGG CCGCAGCGCC CTGAAGACCG CC - #AGCGAGCT         780                                                                           - GATCACCAAG GAGAACGTGA AGACCAGCGG CAGCGAGGTG GGCAACGTGT AC - #AACTTCCT         840                                                                           - GATCGTGCTG ACCGCCCTGC AGGCCCAGGC CTTCCTGACC CTGACCACCT GT - #CGCAAGCT         900                                                                           - GCTGGGCCTG GCCGACATCG ACTACACCAG CATCATGAAC GAGCACTTGA AC - #AAGGAGAA         960                                                                           - GGAGGAGTTC CGCGTGAACA TCCTGCCGAC CCTGAGCAAC ACCTTCAGCA AC - #CCGAACTA        1020                                                                           - CGCCAAGGTG AAGGGCAGCG ACGAGGACGC CAAGATGATC GTGGAGGCTA AG - #CCGGGCCA        1080                                                                           - CGCGTTGATC GGCTTCGAGA TCAGCAACGA CAGCATCACC GTGCTGAAGG TG - #TACGAGGC        1140                                                                           - CAAGCTGAAG CAGAACTACC AGGTGGACAA GGACAGCTTG AGCGAGGTGA TC - #TACGGCGA        1200                                                                           - CATGGACAAG CTGCTGTGTC CGGACCAGAG CGAGCAAATC TACTACACCA AC - #AACATCGT        1260                                                                           - GTTCCCGAAC GAGTACGTGA TCACCAAGAT CGACTTCACC AAGAAGATGA AG - #ACCCTGCG        1320                                                                           - CTACGAGGTG ACCGCCAACT TCTACGACAG CAGCACCGGC GAGATCGACC TG - #AACAAGAA        1380                                                                           - GAAGGTGGAG AGCAGCGAGG CCGAGTACCG CACCCTGAGC GCGAACGACG AC - #GGCGTCTA        1440                                                                           - CATGCCACTG GGCGTGATCA GCGAGACCTT CCTGACCCCG ATCAACGGCT TT - #GGCCTGCA        1500                                                                           - GGCCGACGAG AACAGCCGCC TGATCACCCT GACCTGTAAG AGCTACCTGC GC - #GAGCTGCT        1560                                                                           - GCTAGCCACC GACCTGAGCA ACAAGGAGAC CAAGCTGATC GTGCCACCGA GC - #GGCTTCAT        1620                                                                           - CAGCAACATC GTGGAGAACG GCAGCATCGA GGAGGACAAC CTGGAGCCGT GG - #AAGGCCAA        1680                                                                           - CAACAAGAAC GCCTACGTGG ACCACACCGG CGGCGTGAAC GGCACCAAGG CC - #CTGTACGT        1740                                                                           - GCACAAGGAC GGCGGCATCA GCCAGTTCAT CGGCGACAAG CTGAAGCCGA AG - #ACCGAGTA        1800                                                                           - CGTGATCCAG TACACCGTGA AGGGCAAGCC ATCGATTCAC CTGAAGGACG AG - #AACACCGG        1860                                                                           - CTACATCCAC TACGAGGACA CCAACAACAA CCTGGAGGAC TACCAGACCA TC - #AACAAGCG        1920                                                                           - CTTCACCACC GGCACCGACC TGAAGGGCGT GTACCTGATC CTGAAGAGCC AG - #AACGGCGA        1980                                                                           - CGAGGCCTGG GGCGACAACT TCATCATCCT GGAGATCAGC CCGAGCGAGA AG - #CTGCTGAG        2040                                                                           - CCCGGAGCTG ATCAACACCA ACAACTGGAC CAGCACCGGC AGCACCAACA TC - #AGCGGCAA        2100                                                                           - CACCCTGACC CTGTACCAGG GCGGCCGCGG CATCCTGAAG CAGAACCTGC AG - #CTGGACAG        2160                                                                           - CTTCAGCACC TACCGCGTGT ACTTCAGCGT GAGCGGCGAC GCCAACGTGC GC - #ATCCGCAA        2220                                                                           - CAGCCGCGAG GTGCTGTTCG AGAAGAGGTA CATGAGCGGC GCCAAGGACG TG - #AGCGAGAT        2280                                                                           - GTTCACCACC AAGTTCGAGA AGGACAACTT CTACATCGAG CTGAGCCAGG GC - #AACAACCT        2340                                                                           - GTACGGCGGC CCGATCGTGC ACTTCTACGA CGTGAGCATC AAGTTAACGT AG - #AGCTCAGA        2400                                                                           #           2403                                                               - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:31:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2612 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: DNA (genomic)                                        -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 118..2484                                              #/note= "Native DNA sequenceION:                                               #VIP3A(b) from AB424"ng                                                        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:31:                                 - ATTGAAATTG ATAAAAAGTT ATGAGTGTTT AATAATCAGT AATTACCAAT AA - #AGAATTAA          60                                                                           - GAATACAAGT TTACAAGAAA TAAGTGTTAC AAAAAATAGC TGAAAAGGAA GA - #TGAAC            117                                                                           - ATG AAC AAG AAT AAT ACT AAA TTA AGC ACA AG - #A GCC TTA CCA AGT TTT           165                                                                           Met Asn Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Leu Ser Thr Ar - #g Ala Leu Pro Ser Phe            790                 7 - #95                 8 - #00                 8 -        #05                                                                            - ATT GAT TAT TTC AAT GGC ATT TAT GGA TTT GC - #C ACT GGT ATC AAA GAC           213                                                                           Ile Asp Tyr Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Gly Phe Al - #a Thr Gly Ile Lys Asp            #               820                                                            - ATT ATG AAC ATG ATT TTT AAA ACG GAT ACA GG - #T GGT GAT CTA ACC CTA           261                                                                           Ile Met Asn Met Ile Phe Lys Thr Asp Thr Gl - #y Gly Asp Leu Thr Leu            #           835                                                                - GAC GAA ATT TTA AAG AAT CAG CAG CTA CTA AA - #T GAT ATT TCT GGT AAA           309                                                                           Asp Glu Ile Leu Lys Asn Gln Gln Leu Leu As - #n Asp Ile Ser Gly Lys            #       850                                                                    - TTG GAT GGG GTG AAT GGA AGC TTA AAT GAT CT - #T ATC GCA CAG GGA AAC           357                                                                           Leu Asp Gly Val Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Asp Le - #u Ile Ala Gln Gly Asn            #   865                                                                        - TTA AAT ACA GAA TTA TCT AAG GAA ATA TTA AA - #A ATT GCA AAT GAA CAA           405                                                                           Leu Asn Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Ile Leu Ly - #s Ile Ala Asn Glu Gln            870                 8 - #75                 8 - #80                 8 -        #85                                                                            - AAT CAA GTT TTA AAT GAT GTT AAT AAC AAA CT - #C GAT GCG ATA AAT ACG           453                                                                           Asn Gln Val Leu Asn Asp Val Asn Asn Lys Le - #u Asp Ala Ile Asn Thr            #               900                                                            - ATG CTT CGG GTA TAT CTA CCT AAA ATT ACC TC - #T ATG TTG AGT GAT GTA           501                                                                           Met Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Pro Lys Ile Thr Se - #r Met Leu Ser Asp Val            #           915                                                                - ATG AAA CAA AAT TAT GCG CTA AGT CTG CAA AT - #A GAA TAC TTA AGT AAA           549                                                                           Met Lys Gln Asn Tyr Ala Leu Ser Leu Gln Il - #e Glu Tyr Leu Ser Lys            #       930                                                                    - CAA TTG CAA GAG ATT TCT GAT AAG TTG GAT AT - #T ATT AAT GTA AAT GTA           597                                                                           Gln Leu Gln Glu Ile Ser Asp Lys Leu Asp Il - #e Ile Asn Val Asn Val            #   945                                                                        - CTT ATT AAC TCT ACA CTT ACT GAA ATT ACA CC - #T GCG TAT CAA AGG ATT           645                                                                           Leu Ile Asn Ser Thr Leu Thr Glu Ile Thr Pr - #o Ala Tyr Gln Arg Ile            950                 9 - #55                 9 - #60                 9 -        #65                                                                            - AAA TAT GTG AAC GAA AAA TTT GAG GAA TTA AC - #T TTT GCT ACA GAA ACT           693                                                                           Lys Tyr Val Asn Glu Lys Phe Glu Glu Leu Th - #r Phe Ala Thr Glu Thr            #               980                                                            - AGT TCA AAA GTA AAA AAG GAT GGC TCT CCT GC - #A GAT ATT CGT GAT GAG           741                                                                           Ser Ser Lys Val Lys Lys Asp Gly Ser Pro Al - #a Asp Ile Arg Asp Glu            #           995                                                                - TTA ACT GAG TTA ACT GAA CTA GCG AAA AGT GT - #A ACA AAA AAT GAT GTG           789                                                                           Leu Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ala Lys Ser Va - #l Thr Lys Asn Asp Val            #      10105                                                                   - GAT GGT TTT GAA TTT TAC CTT AAT ACA TTC CA - #C GAT GTA ATG GTA GGA           837                                                                           Asp Gly Phe Glu Phe Tyr Leu Asn Thr Phe Hi - #s Asp Val Met Val Gly            #  10250                                                                       - AAT AAT TTA TTC GGG CGT TCA GCT TTA AAA AC - #T GCA TCG GAA TTA ATT           885                                                                           Asn Asn Leu Phe Gly Arg Ser Ala Leu Lys Th - #r Ala Ser Glu Leu Ile            #               10451035 - #                1040                               - ACT AAA GAA AAT GTG AAA ACA AGT GGC AGT GA - #G GTC GGA AAT GTT TAT           933                                                                           Thr Lys Glu Asn Val Lys Thr Ser Gly Ser Gl - #u Val Gly Asn Val Tyr            #              10605                                                           - AAC TTC CTA ATT GTA TTA ACA GCT CTG CAA GC - #A AAA GCT TTT CTT ACT           981                                                                           Asn Phe Leu Ile Val Leu Thr Ala Leu Gln Al - #a Lys Ala Phe Leu Thr            #          10750                                                               - TTA ACA CCA TGC CGA AAA TTA TTA GGC TTA GC - #A GAT ATT GAT TAT ACT          1029                                                                           Leu Thr Pro Cys Arg Lys Leu Leu Gly Leu Al - #a Asp Ile Asp Tyr Thr            #      10905                                                                   - TCT ATT ATG AAT GAA CAT TTA AAT AAG GAA AA - #A GAG GAA TTT AGA GTA          1077                                                                           Ser Ile Met Asn Glu His Leu Asn Lys Glu Ly - #s Glu Glu Phe Arg Val            #  11050                                                                       - AAC ATC CTC CCT ACA CTT TCT AAT ACT TTT TC - #T AAT CCT AAT TAT GCA          1125                                                                           Asn Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu Ser Asn Thr Phe Se - #r Asn Pro Asn Tyr Ala            #               11251115 - #                1120                               - AAA GTT AAA GGA AGT GAT GAA GAT GCA AAG AT - #G ATT GTG GAA GCT AAA          1173                                                                           Lys Val Lys Gly Ser Asp Glu Asp Ala Lys Me - #t Ile Val Glu Ala Lys            #              11405                                                           - CCA GGA CAT GCA TTG ATT GGG TTT GAA ATT AG - #T AAT GAT TCA ATT ACA          1221                                                                           Pro Gly His Ala Leu Ile Gly Phe Glu Ile Se - #r Asn Asp Ser Ile Thr            #          11550                                                               - GTA TTA AAA GTA TAT GAG GCT AAG CTA AAA CA - #A AAT TAT CAA GTC GAT          1269                                                                           Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Glu Ala Lys Leu Lys Gl - #n Asn Tyr Gln Val Asp            #      11705                                                                   - AAG GAT TCC TTA TCG GAA GTT ATT TAT GGC GA - #T ATG GAT AAA TTA TTG          1317                                                                           Lys Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Val Ile Tyr Gly As - #p Met Asp Lys Leu Leu            #  11850                                                                       - TGC CCA GAT CAA TCT GGA CAA ATC TAT TAT AC - #A AAT AAC ATA GTA TTT          1365                                                                           Cys Pro Asp Gln Ser Gly Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Th - #r Asn Asn Ile Val Phe            #               12051195 - #                1200                               - CCA AAT GAA TAT GTA ATT ACT AAA ATT GAT TT - #C ACT AAA AAA ATG AAA          1413                                                                           Pro Asn Glu Tyr Val Ile Thr Lys Ile Asp Ph - #e Thr Lys Lys Met Lys            #              12205                                                           - ACT TTA AGA TAT GAG GTA ACA GCG AAT TTT TA - #T GAT TCT TCT ACA GGA          1461                                                                           Thr Leu Arg Tyr Glu Val Thr Ala Asn Phe Ty - #r Asp Ser Ser Thr Gly            #          12350                                                               - GAA ATT GAC TTA AAT AAG AAA AAA GTA GAA TC - #A AGT GAA GCG GAG TAT          1509                                                                           Glu Ile Asp Leu Asn Lys Lys Lys Val Glu Se - #r Ser Glu Ala Glu Tyr            #      12505                                                                   - AGA ACG TTA AGT GCT AAT GAT GAT GGG GTG TA - #T ATG CCG TTA GGT GTC          1557                                                                           Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Asn Asp Asp Gly Val Ty - #r Met Pro Leu Gly Val            #  12650                                                                       - ATC AGT GAA ACA TTT TTG ACT CCG ATT AAT GG - #G TTT GGC CTC CAA GCT          1605                                                                           Ile Ser Glu Thr Phe Leu Thr Pro Ile Asn Gl - #y Phe Gly Leu Gln Ala            #               12851275 - #                1280                               - GAT GAA AAT TCA AGA TTA ATT ACT TTA ACA TG - #T AAA TCA TAT TTA AGA          1653                                                                           Asp Glu Asn Ser Arg Leu Ile Thr Leu Thr Cy - #s Lys Ser Tyr Leu Arg            #              13005                                                           - GAA CTA CTG CTA GCA ACA GAC TTA AGC AAT AA - #A GAA ACT AAA TTG ATC          1701                                                                           Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Asp Leu Ser Asn Ly - #s Glu Thr Lys Leu Ile            #          13150                                                               - GTC CCG CCA AGT GGT TTT ATT AGC AAT ATT GT - #A GAG AAC GGG TCC ATA          1749                                                                           Val Pro Pro Ser Gly Phe Ile Ser Asn Ile Va - #l Glu Asn Gly Ser Ile            #      13305                                                                   - GAA GAG GAC AAT TTA GAG CCG TGG AAA GCA AA - #T AAT AAG AAT GCG TAT          1797                                                                           Glu Glu Asp Asn Leu Glu Pro Trp Lys Ala As - #n Asn Lys Asn Ala Tyr            #  13450                                                                       - GTA GAT CAT ACA GGC GGA GTG AAT GGA ACT AA - #A GCT TTA TAT GTT CAT          1845                                                                           Val Asp His Thr Gly Gly Val Asn Gly Thr Ly - #s Ala Leu Tyr Val His            #               13651355 - #                1360                               - AAG GAC GGA GGA ATT TCA CAA TTT ATT GGA GA - #T AAG TTA AAA CCG AAA          1893                                                                           Lys Asp Gly Gly Ile Ser Gln Phe Ile Gly As - #p Lys Leu Lys Pro Lys            #              13805                                                           - ACT GAG TAT GTA ATC CAA TAT ACT GTT AAA GG - #A AAA CCT TCT ATT CAT          1941                                                                           Thr Glu Tyr Val Ile Gln Tyr Thr Val Lys Gl - #y Lys Pro Ser Ile His            #          13950                                                               - TTA AAA GAT GAA AAT ACT GGA TAT ATT CAT TA - #T GAA GAT ACA AAT AAT          1989                                                                           Leu Lys Asp Glu Asn Thr Gly Tyr Ile His Ty - #r Glu Asp Thr Asn Asn            #      14105                                                                   - AAT TTA GAA GAT TAT CAA ACT ATT AAT AAA CG - #T TTT ACT ACA GGA ACT          2037                                                                           Asn Leu Glu Asp Tyr Gln Thr Ile Asn Lys Ar - #g Phe Thr Thr Gly Thr            #  14250                                                                       - GAT TTA AAG GGA GTG TAT TTA ATT TTA AAA AG - #T CAA AAT GGA GAT GAA          2085                                                                           Asp Leu Lys Gly Val Tyr Leu Ile Leu Lys Se - #r Gln Asn Gly Asp Glu            #               14451435 - #                1440                               - GCT TGG GGA GAT AAC TTT ATT ATT TTG GAA AT - #T AGT CCT TCT GAA AAG          2133                                                                           Ala Trp Gly Asp Asn Phe Ile Ile Leu Glu Il - #e Ser Pro Ser Glu Lys            #              14605                                                           - TTA TTA AGT CCA GAA TTA ATT AAT ACA AAT AA - #T TGG ACG AGT ACG GGA          2181                                                                           Leu Leu Ser Pro Glu Leu Ile Asn Thr Asn As - #n Trp Thr Ser Thr Gly            #          14750                                                               - TCA ACT AAT ATT AGC GGT AAT ACA CTC ACT CT - #T TAT CAG GGA GGA CGA          2229                                                                           Ser Thr Asn Ile Ser Gly Asn Thr Leu Thr Le - #u Tyr Gln Gly Gly Arg            #      14905                                                                   - GGG ATT CTA AAA CAA AAC CTT CAA TTA GAT AG - #T TTT TCA ACT TAT AGA          2277                                                                           Gly Ile Leu Lys Gln Asn Leu Gln Leu Asp Se - #r Phe Ser Thr Tyr Arg            #  15050                                                                       - GTG TAT TTC TCT GTG TCC GGA GAT GCT AAT GT - #A AGG ATT AGA AAT TCT          2325                                                                           Val Tyr Phe Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Ala Asn Va - #l Arg Ile Arg Asn Ser            #               15251515 - #                1520                               - AGG GAA GTG TTA TTT GAA AAA AGA TAT ATG AG - #C GGT GCT AAA GAT GTT          2373                                                                           Arg Glu Val Leu Phe Glu Lys Arg Tyr Met Se - #r Gly Ala Lys Asp Val            #              15405                                                           - TCT GAA ATG TTC ACT ACA AAA TTT GAG AAA GA - #T AAC TTC TAT ATA GAG          2421                                                                           Ser Glu Met Phe Thr Thr Lys Phe Glu Lys As - #p Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu            #          15550                                                               - CTT TCT CAA GGG AAT AAT TTA TAT GGT GGT CC - #T ATT GTA CAT TTT TAC          2469                                                                           Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Asn Leu Tyr Gly Gly Pr - #o Ile Val His Phe Tyr            #      15705                                                                   - GAT GTC TCT ATT AAG TAAGATCGGG ATCTAATATT AACAGTTTT - #T AGAAGCTAAT          2524                                                                           Asp Val Ser Ile Lys                                                                1575                                                                       - TCTTGTATAA TGTCCTTGAT TATGGAAAAA CACAATTTTG TTTGCTAAGA TG - #TATATATA        2584                                                                           #           2612   GCAA TCAAGCTT                                               - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:32:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 789 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:32:                                 - Met Asn Lys Asn Asn Thr Lys Leu Ser Thr Ar - #g Ala Leu Pro Ser Phe          #                 15                                                           - Ile Asp Tyr Phe Asn Gly Ile Tyr Gly Phe Al - #a Thr Gly Ile Lys Asp          #             30                                                               - Ile Met Asn Met Ile Phe Lys Thr Asp Thr Gl - #y Gly Asp Leu Thr Leu          #         45                                                                   - Asp Glu Ile Leu Lys Asn Gln Gln Leu Leu As - #n Asp Ile Ser Gly Lys          #     60                                                                       - Leu Asp Gly Val Asn Gly Ser Leu Asn Asp Le - #u Ile Ala Gln Gly Asn          # 80                                                                           - Leu Asn Thr Glu Leu Ser Lys Glu Ile Leu Ly - #s Ile Ala Asn Glu Gln          #                 95                                                           - Asn Gln Val Leu Asn Asp Val Asn Asn Lys Le - #u Asp Ala Ile Asn Thr          #           110                                                                - Met Leu Arg Val Tyr Leu Pro Lys Ile Thr Se - #r Met Leu Ser Asp Val          #       125                                                                    - Met Lys Gln Asn Tyr Ala Leu Ser Leu Gln Il - #e Glu Tyr Leu Ser Lys          #   140                                                                        - Gln Leu Gln Glu Ile Ser Asp Lys Leu Asp Il - #e Ile Asn Val Asn Val          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Ile Asn Ser Thr Leu Thr Glu Ile Thr Pr - #o Ala Tyr Gln Arg Ile          #               175                                                            - Lys Tyr Val Asn Glu Lys Phe Glu Glu Leu Th - #r Phe Ala Thr Glu Thr          #           190                                                                - Ser Ser Lys Val Lys Lys Asp Gly Ser Pro Al - #a Asp Ile Arg Asp Glu          #       205                                                                    - Leu Thr Glu Leu Thr Glu Leu Ala Lys Ser Va - #l Thr Lys Asn Asp Val          #   220                                                                        - Asp Gly Phe Glu Phe Tyr Leu Asn Thr Phe Hi - #s Asp Val Met Val Gly          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asn Asn Leu Phe Gly Arg Ser Ala Leu Lys Th - #r Ala Ser Glu Leu Ile          #               255                                                            - Thr Lys Glu Asn Val Lys Thr Ser Gly Ser Gl - #u Val Gly Asn Val Tyr          #           270                                                                - Asn Phe Leu Ile Val Leu Thr Ala Leu Gln Al - #a Lys Ala Phe Leu Thr          #       285                                                                    - Leu Thr Pro Cys Arg Lys Leu Leu Gly Leu Al - #a Asp Ile Asp Tyr Thr          #   300                                                                        - Ser Ile Met Asn Glu His Leu Asn Lys Glu Ly - #s Glu Glu Phe Arg Val          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Ile Leu Pro Thr Leu Ser Asn Thr Phe Se - #r Asn Pro Asn Tyr Ala          #               335                                                            - Lys Val Lys Gly Ser Asp Glu Asp Ala Lys Me - #t Ile Val Glu Ala Lys          #           350                                                                - Pro Gly His Ala Leu Ile Gly Phe Glu Ile Se - #r Asn Asp Ser Ile Thr          #       365                                                                    - Val Leu Lys Val Tyr Glu Ala Lys Leu Lys Gl - #n Asn Tyr Gln Val Asp          #   380                                                                        - Lys Asp Ser Leu Ser Glu Val Ile Tyr Gly As - #p Met Asp Lys Leu Leu          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Cys Pro Asp Gln Ser Gly Gln Ile Tyr Tyr Th - #r Asn Asn Ile Val Phe          #               415                                                            - Pro Asn Glu Tyr Val Ile Thr Lys Ile Asp Ph - #e Thr Lys Lys Met Lys          #           430                                                                - Thr Leu Arg Tyr Glu Val Thr Ala Asn Phe Ty - #r Asp Ser Ser Thr Gly          #       445                                                                    - Glu Ile Asp Leu Asn Lys Lys Lys Val Glu Se - #r Ser Glu Ala Glu Tyr          #   460                                                                        - Arg Thr Leu Ser Ala Asn Asp Asp Gly Val Ty - #r Met Pro Leu Gly Val          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Ile Ser Glu Thr Phe Leu Thr Pro Ile Asn Gl - #y Phe Gly Leu Gln Ala          #               495                                                            - Asp Glu Asn Ser Arg Leu Ile Thr Leu Thr Cy - #s Lys Ser Tyr Leu Arg          #           510                                                                - Glu Leu Leu Leu Ala Thr Asp Leu Ser Asn Ly - #s Glu Thr Lys Leu Ile          #       525                                                                    - Val Pro Pro Ser Gly Phe Ile Ser Asn Ile Va - #l Glu Asn Gly Ser Ile          #   540                                                                        - Glu Glu Asp Asn Leu Glu Pro Trp Lys Ala As - #n Asn Lys Asn Ala Tyr          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Val Asp His Thr Gly Gly Val Asn Gly Thr Ly - #s Ala Leu Tyr Val His          #               575                                                            - Lys Asp Gly Gly Ile Ser Gln Phe Ile Gly As - #p Lys Leu Lys Pro Lys          #           590                                                                - Thr Glu Tyr Val Ile Gln Tyr Thr Val Lys Gl - #y Lys Pro Ser Ile His          #       605                                                                    - Leu Lys Asp Glu Asn Thr Gly Tyr Ile His Ty - #r Glu Asp Thr Asn Asn          #   620                                                                        - Asn Leu Glu Asp Tyr Gln Thr Ile Asn Lys Ar - #g Phe Thr Thr Gly Thr          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Asp Leu Lys Gly Val Tyr Leu Ile Leu Lys Se - #r Gln Asn Gly Asp Glu          #               655                                                            - Ala Trp Gly Asp Asn Phe Ile Ile Leu Glu Il - #e Ser Pro Ser Glu Lys          #           670                                                                - Leu Leu Ser Pro Glu Leu Ile Asn Thr Asn As - #n Trp Thr Ser Thr Gly          #       685                                                                    - Ser Thr Asn Ile Ser Gly Asn Thr Leu Thr Le - #u Tyr Gln Gly Gly Arg          #   700                                                                        - Gly Ile Leu Lys Gln Asn Leu Gln Leu Asp Se - #r Phe Ser Thr Tyr Arg          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Val Tyr Phe Ser Val Ser Gly Asp Ala Asn Va - #l Arg Ile Arg Asn Ser          #               735                                                            - Arg Glu Val Leu Phe Glu Lys Arg Tyr Met Se - #r Gly Ala Lys Asp Val          #           750                                                                - Ser Glu Met Phe Thr Thr Lys Phe Glu Lys As - #p Asn Phe Tyr Ile Glu          #       765                                                                    - Leu Ser Gln Gly Asn Asn Leu Tyr Gly Gly Pr - #o Ile Val His Phe Tyr          #   780                                                                        - Asp Val Ser Ile Lys                                                          785                                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:33:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 30 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "forward primer used to makec                                                              pCIB5526"                                                       -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:33:                                 #           30     CCAA CCAGATCAGC                                             - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:34:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 15 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "reverse primer used to makec                                                              pCIB5526"                                                       -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:34:                                 #    15                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:35:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 2576 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 9..2564                                                #/note= "Maize optimized sequence                                              #VIP1A(a) with the Bacillus secretion signal                                                  removed a - #s contained in pCIB5526"                           -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:35:                                 #CAG AAG AAC CAG CAG      50AG ATC AGC ACC ACC                                          Met Lys Thr Asn Gln I - #le Ser Thr Thr Gln Lys Asn Gln Gln           #   835                                                                        - AAG GAG ATG GAC CGC AAG GGC CTG CTG GGC TA - #C TAC TTC AAG GGC AAG            98                                                                           Lys Glu Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Ty - #r Tyr Phe Lys Gly Lys            #               850                                                            - GAC TTC AGC AAC CTG ACC ATG TTC GCC CCC AC - #G CGT GAC AGC ACC CTG           146                                                                           Asp Phe Ser Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Th - #r Arg Asp Ser Thr Leu            #           865                                                                - ATC TAC GAC CAG CAG ACC GCC AAC AAG CTG CT - #G GAC AAG AAG CAG CAG           194                                                                           Ile Tyr Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Le - #u Asp Lys Lys Gln Gln            #       880                                                                    - GAG TAC CAG AGC ATC CGC TGG ATC GGC CTG AT - #C CAG AGC AAG GAG ACC           242                                                                           Glu Tyr Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Il - #e Gln Ser Lys Glu Thr            #   895                                                                        - GGC GAC TTC ACC TTC AAC CTG AGC GAG GAC GA - #G CAG GCC ATC ATC GAG           290                                                                           Gly Asp Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Gl - #u Gln Ala Ile Ile Glu            900                 9 - #05                 9 - #10                 9 -        #15                                                                            - ATC AAC GGC AAG ATC ATC AGC AAC AAG GGC AA - #G GAG AAG CAG GTG GTG           338                                                                           Ile Asn Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Ly - #s Glu Lys Gln Val Val            #               930                                                            - CAC CTG GAG AAG GGC AAG CTG GTG CCC ATC AA - #G ATC GAG TAC CAG AGC           386                                                                           His Leu Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Ly - #s Ile Glu Tyr Gln Ser            #           945                                                                - GAC ACC AAG TTC AAC ATC GAC AGC AAG ACC TT - #C AAG GAG CTG AAG CTT           434                                                                           Asp Thr Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Ph - #e Lys Glu Leu Lys Leu            #       960                                                                    - TTC AAG ATC GAC AGC CAG AAC CAG CCC CAG CA - #G GTG CAG CAG GAC GAG           482                                                                           Phe Lys Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gl - #n Val Gln Gln Asp Glu            #   975                                                                        - CTG CGC AAC CCC GAG TTC AAC AAG AAG GAG AG - #C CAG GAG TTC CTG GCC           530                                                                           Leu Arg Asn Pro Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Se - #r Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala            980                 9 - #85                 9 - #90                 9 -        #95                                                                            - AAG CCC AGC AAG ATC AAC CTG TTC ACC CAG CA - #G ATG AAG CGC GAG ATC           578                                                                           Lys Pro Ser Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Gl - #n Met Lys Arg Glu Ile            #              10105                                                           - GAC GAG GAC ACC GAC ACC GAC GGC GAC AGC AT - #C CCC GAC CTG TGG GAG           626                                                                           Asp Glu Asp Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Il - #e Pro Asp Leu Trp Glu            #          10250                                                               - GAG AAC GGC TAC ACC ATC CAG AAC CGC ATC GC - #C GTG AAG TGG GAC GAC           674                                                                           Glu Asn Gly Tyr Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Al - #a Val Lys Trp Asp Asp            #      10405                                                                   - AGC CTG GCT AGC AAG GGC TAC ACC AAG TTC GT - #G AGC AAC CCC CTG GAG           722                                                                           Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Va - #l Ser Asn Pro Leu Glu            #  10550                                                                       - AGC CAC ACC GTG GGC GAC CCC TAC ACC GAC TA - #C GAG AAG GCC GCC CGC           770                                                                           Ser His Thr Val Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Ty - #r Glu Lys Ala Ala Arg            #               10751065 - #                1070                               - GAC CTG GAC CTG AGC AAC GCC AAG GAG ACC TT - #C AAC CCC CTG GTG GCC           818                                                                           Asp Leu Asp Leu Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Ph - #e Asn Pro Leu Val Ala            #              10905                                                           - GCC TTC CCC AGC GTG AAC GTG AGC ATG GAG AA - #G GTG ATC CTG AGC CCC           866                                                                           Ala Phe Pro Ser Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Ly - #s Val Ile Leu Ser Pro            #          11050                                                               - AAC GAG AAC CTG AGC AAC AGC GTG GAG AGC CA - #C TCG AGC ACC AAC TGG           914                                                                           Asn Glu Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser Hi - #s Ser Ser Thr Asn Trp            #      11205                                                                   - AGC TAC ACC AAC ACC GAG GGC GCC AGC GTG GA - #G GCC GGC ATC GGT CCC           962                                                                           Ser Tyr Thr Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Gl - #u Ala Gly Ile Gly Pro            #  11350                                                                       - AAG GGC ATC AGC TTC GGC GTG AGC GTG AAC TA - #C CAG CAC AGC GAG ACC          1010                                                                           Lys Gly Ile Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Ty - #r Gln His Ser Glu Thr            #               11551145 - #                1150                               - GTG GCC CAG GAG TGG GGC ACC AGC ACC GGC AA - #C ACC AGC CAG TTC AAC          1058                                                                           Val Ala Gln Glu Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly As - #n Thr Ser Gln Phe Asn            #              11705                                                           - ACC GCC AGC GCC GGC TAC CTG AAC GCC AAC GT - #G CGC TAC AAC AAC GTG          1106                                                                           Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Va - #l Arg Tyr Asn Asn Val            #          11850                                                               - GGC ACC GGC GCC ATC TAC GAC GTG AAG CCC AC - #C ACC AGC TTC GTG CTG          1154                                                                           Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Th - #r Thr Ser Phe Val Leu            #      12005                                                                   - AAC AAC GAC ACC ATC GCC ACC ATC ACC GCC AA - #G TCG AAT TCC ACC GCC          1202                                                                           Asn Asn Asp Thr Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Ly - #s Ser Asn Ser Thr Ala            #  12150                                                                       - CTG AAC ATC AGC CCC GGC GAG AGC TAC CCC AA - #G AAG GGC CAG AAC GGC          1250                                                                           Leu Asn Ile Ser Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Ly - #s Lys Gly Gln Asn Gly            #               12351225 - #                1230                               - ATC GCC ATC ACC AGC ATG GAC GAC TTC AAC AG - #C CAC CCC ATC ACC CTG          1298                                                                           Ile Ala Ile Thr Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Se - #r His Pro Ile Thr Leu            #              12505                                                           - AAC AAG AAG CAG GTG GAC AAC CTG CTG AAC AA - #C AAG CCC ATG ATG CTG          1346                                                                           Asn Lys Lys Gln Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn As - #n Lys Pro Met Met Leu            #          12650                                                               - GAG ACC AAC CAG ACC GAC GGC GTC TAC AAG AT - #C AAG GAC ACC CAC GGC          1394                                                                           Glu Thr Asn Gln Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Il - #e Lys Asp Thr His Gly            #      12805                                                                   - AAC ATC GTG ACG GGC GGC GAG TGG AAC GGC GT - #G ATC CAG CAG ATC AAG          1442                                                                           Asn Ile Val Thr Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Va - #l Ile Gln Gln Ile Lys            #  12950                                                                       - GCC AAG ACC GCC AGC ATC ATC GTC GAC GAC GG - #C GAG CGC GTG GCC GAG          1490                                                                           Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gl - #y Glu Arg Val Ala Glu            #               13151305 - #                1310                               - AAG CGC GTG GCC GCC AAG GAC TAC GAG AAC CC - #C GAG GAC AAG ACC CCC          1538                                                                           Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pr - #o Glu Asp Lys Thr Pro            #              13305                                                           - AGC CTG ACC CTG AAG GAC GCC CTG AAG CTG AG - #C TAC CCC GAC GAG ATC          1586                                                                           Ser Leu Thr Leu Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Se - #r Tyr Pro Asp Glu Ile            #          13450                                                               - AAG GAG ATC GAG GGC TTG CTG TAC TAC AAG AA - #C AAG CCC ATC TAC GAG          1634                                                                           Lys Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys As - #n Lys Pro Ile Tyr Glu            #      13605                                                                   - AGC AGC GTG ATG ACC TAT CTA GAC GAG AAC AC - #C GCC AAG GAG GTG ACC          1682                                                                           Ser Ser Val Met Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Th - #r Ala Lys Glu Val Thr            #  13750                                                                       - AAG CAG CTG AAC GAC ACC ACC GGC AAG TTC AA - #G GAC GTG AGC CAC CTG          1730                                                                           Lys Gln Leu Asn Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Ly - #s Asp Val Ser His Leu            #               13951385 - #                1390                               - TAC GAC GTG AAG CTG ACC CCC AAG ATG AAC GT - #G ACC ATC AAG CTG AGC          1778                                                                           Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Va - #l Thr Ile Lys Leu Ser            #              14105                                                           - ATC CTG TAC GAC AAC GCC GAG AGC AAC GAC AA - #C AGC ATC GGC AAG TGG          1826                                                                           Ile Leu Tyr Asp Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp As - #n Ser Ile Gly Lys Trp            #          14250                                                               - ACC AAC ACC AAC ATC GTG AGC GGC GGC AAC AA - #C GGC AAG AAG CAG TAC          1874                                                                           Thr Asn Thr Asn Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn As - #n Gly Lys Lys Gln Tyr            #      14405                                                                   - AGC AGC AAC AAC CCC GAC GCC AAC CTG ACC CT - #G AAC ACC GAC GCC CAG          1922                                                                           Ser Ser Asn Asn Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Le - #u Asn Thr Asp Ala Gln            #  14550                                                                       - GAG AAG CTG AAC AAG AAC CGC GAC TAC TAC AT - #C AGC CTG TAC ATG AAG          1970                                                                           Glu Lys Leu Asn Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Il - #e Ser Leu Tyr Met Lys            #               14751465 - #                1470                               - AGC GAG AAG AAC ACC CAG TGC GAG ATC ACC AT - #C GAC GGC GAG ATA TAC          2018                                                                           Ser Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Il - #e Asp Gly Glu Ile Tyr            #              14905                                                           - CCC ATC ACC ACC AAG ACC GTG AAC GTG AAC AA - #G GAC AAC TAC AAG CGC          2066                                                                           Pro Ile Thr Thr Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Ly - #s Asp Asn Tyr Lys Arg            #          15050                                                               - CTG GAC ATC ATC GCC CAC AAC ATC AAG AGC AA - #C CCC ATC AGC AGC CTG          2114                                                                           Leu Asp Ile Ile Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser As - #n Pro Ile Ser Ser Leu            #      15205                                                                   - CAC ATC AAG ACC AAC GAC GAG ATC ACC CTG TT - #C TGG GAC GAC ATA TCG          2162                                                                           His Ile Lys Thr Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Ph - #e Trp Asp Asp Ile Ser            #  15350                                                                       - ATT ACC GAC GTC GCC AGC ATC AAG CCC GAG AA - #C CTG ACC GAC AGC GAG          2210                                                                           Ile Thr Asp Val Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu As - #n Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu            #               15551545 - #                1550                               - ATC AAG CAG ATA TAC AGT CGC TAC GGC ATC AA - #G CTG GAG GAC GGC ATC          2258                                                                           Ile Lys Gln Ile Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Ly - #s Leu Glu Asp Gly Ile            #              15705                                                           - CTG ATC GAC AAG AAA GGC GGC ATC CAC TAC GG - #C GAG TTC ATC AAC GAG          2306                                                                           Leu Ile Asp Lys Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gl - #y Glu Phe Ile Asn Glu            #          15850                                                               - GCC AGC TTC AAC ATC GAG CCC CTG CAG AAC TA - #C GTG ACC AAG TAC GAG          2354                                                                           Ala Ser Phe Asn Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Ty - #r Val Thr Lys Tyr Glu            #      16005                                                                   - GTG ACC TAC AGC AGC GAG CTG GGC CCC AAC GT - #G AGC GAC ACC CTG GAG          2402                                                                           Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Va - #l Ser Asp Thr Leu Glu            #  16150                                                                       - AGC GAC AAG ATT TAC AAG GAC GGC ACC ATC AA - #G TTC GAC TTC ACC AAG          2450                                                                           Ser Asp Lys Ile Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Ly - #s Phe Asp Phe Thr Lys            #               16351625 - #                1630                               - TAC AGC AAG AAC GAG CAG GGC CTG TTC TAC GA - #C AGC GGC CTG AAC TGG          2498                                                                           Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr As - #p Ser Gly Leu Asn Trp            #              16505                                                           - GAC TTC AAG ATC AAC GCC ATC ACC TAC GAC GG - #C AAG GAG ATG AAC GTG          2546                                                                           Asp Phe Lys Ile Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gl - #y Lys Glu Met Asn Val            #          16650                                                               #         2576     AC AAG TAGATCTGAG CT                                        Phe His Arg Tyr Asn Lys                                                                1670                                                                   - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:36:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 852 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:36:                                 - Met Lys Thr Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln Ly - #s Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu          #                 15                                                           - Met Asp Arg Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr Ph - #e Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe          #             30                                                               - Ser Asn Leu Thr Met Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg As - #p Ser Thr Leu Ile Tyr          #         45                                                                   - Asp Gln Gln Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp Ly - #s Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr          #     60                                                                       - Gln Ser Ile Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln Se - #r Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp          # 80                                                                           - Phe Thr Phe Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln Al - #a Ile Ile Glu Ile Asn          #                 95                                                           - Gly Lys Ile Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu Ly - #s Gln Val Val His Leu          #           110                                                                - Glu Lys Gly Lys Leu Val Pro Ile Lys Ile Gl - #u Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr          #       125                                                                    - Lys Phe Asn Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys Gl - #u Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys          #   140                                                                        - Ile Asp Ser Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln Gln Val Gl - #n Gln Asp Glu Leu Arg          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Asn Pro Glu Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln Gl - #u Phe Leu Ala Lys Pro          #               175                                                            - Ser Lys Ile Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln Gln Met Ly - #s Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu          #           190                                                                - Asp Thr Asp Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro As - #p Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn          #       205                                                                    - Gly Tyr Thr Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile Ala Val Ly - #s Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu          #   220                                                                        - Ala Ser Lys Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe Val Ser As - #n Pro Leu Glu Ser His          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Thr Val Gly Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu Ly - #s Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu          #               255                                                            - Asp Leu Ser Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn Pr - #o Leu Val Ala Ala Phe          #           270                                                                - Pro Ser Val Asn Val Ser Met Glu Lys Val Il - #e Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu          #       285                                                                    - Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Val Glu Ser His Ser Se - #r Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr          #   300                                                                        - Thr Asn Thr Glu Gly Ala Ser Val Glu Ala Gl - #y Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Ile Ser Phe Gly Val Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln Hi - #s Ser Glu Thr Val Ala          #               335                                                            - Gln Glu Trp Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr Se - #r Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala          #           350                                                                - Ser Ala Gly Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn Val Arg Ty - #r Asn Asn Val Gly Thr          #       365                                                                    - Gly Ala Ile Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro Thr Thr Se - #r Phe Val Leu Asn Asn          #   380                                                                        - Asp Thr Ile Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser As - #n Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Ile Ser Pro Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys Gl - #y Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala          #               415                                                            - Ile Thr Ser Met Asp Asp Phe Asn Ser His Pr - #o Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys          #           430                                                                - Lys Gln Val Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys Pr - #o Met Met Leu Glu Thr          #       445                                                                    - Asn Gln Thr Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys As - #p Thr His Gly Asn Ile          #   460                                                                        - Val Thr Gly Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly Val Ile Gl - #n Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Thr Ala Ser Ile Ile Val Asp Asp Gly Glu Ar - #g Val Ala Glu Lys Arg          #               495                                                            - Val Ala Ala Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu As - #p Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu          #           510                                                                - Thr Leu Lys Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr Pr - #o Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu          #       525                                                                    - Ile Glu Gly Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys Pr - #o Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser          #   540                                                                        - Val Met Thr Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala Ly - #s Glu Val Thr Lys Gln          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Leu Asn Asp Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp Va - #l Ser His Leu Tyr Asp          #               575                                                            - Val Lys Leu Thr Pro Lys Met Asn Val Thr Il - #e Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu          #           590                                                                - Tyr Asp Asn Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser Il - #e Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn          #       605                                                                    - Thr Asn Ile Val Ser Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly Ly - #s Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser          #   620                                                                        - Asn Asn Pro Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn Th - #r Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Leu Asn Lys Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser Le - #u Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu          #               655                                                            - Lys Asn Thr Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp Gl - #y Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile          #           670                                                                - Thr Thr Lys Thr Val Asn Val Asn Lys Asp As - #n Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp          #       685                                                                    - Ile Ile Ala His Asn Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro Il - #e Ser Ser Leu His Ile          #   700                                                                        - Lys Thr Asn Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp As - #p Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Asp Val Ala Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu Th - #r Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys          #               735                                                            - Gln Ile Tyr Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu Gl - #u Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile          #           750                                                                - Asp Lys Lys Gly Gly Ile His Tyr Gly Glu Ph - #e Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser          #       765                                                                    - Phe Asn Ile Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val Th - #r Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr          #   780                                                                        - Tyr Ser Ser Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn Val Ser As - #p Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Lys Ile Tyr Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe As - #p Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser          #               815                                                            - Lys Asn Glu Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser Gl - #y Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe          #           830                                                                - Lys Ile Asn Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys Gl - #u Met Asn Val Phe His          #       845                                                                    - Arg Tyr Asn Lys                                                                  850                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:37:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 32 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "forward primer used to makec                                                              pCIB5527"                                                       -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:37:                                 #          32      AGAA CCTGAAGATC AC                                          - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:38:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 18 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "reverse primer used to makec                                                              pCIB5527"                                                       -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:38:                                 #  18              TC                                                          - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:39:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 1241 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 9..1238                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                               #encoding VIP2A(a) with the Bacillus secretion signal                                         removed a - #s contained in pCIB5527"                           -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:39:                                 #AAG GTG GAG GAC TTC      50TG AAG ATC ACC GAC                                          Met Leu Gln Asn Leu L - #ys Ile Thr Asp Lys Val Glu Asp Phe           #                865                                                           - AAG GAG GAC AAG GAG AAG GCC AAG GAG TGG GG - #C AAG GAG AAG GAG AAG            98                                                                           Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Glu Trp Gl - #y Lys Glu Lys Glu Lys            #           880                                                                - GAG TGG AAG CTT ACC GCC ACC GAG AAG GGC AA - #G ATG AAC AAC TTC CTG           146                                                                           Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Lys Gly Ly - #s Met Asn Asn Phe Leu            #       895                                                                    - GAC AAC AAG AAC GAC ATC AAG ACC AAC TAC AA - #G GAG ATC ACC TTC AGC           194                                                                           Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr Asn Tyr Ly - #s Glu Ile Thr Phe Ser            #   910                                                                        - ATA GCC GGC AGC TTC GAG GAC GAG ATC AAG GA - #C CTG AAG GAG ATC GAC           242                                                                           Ile Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Ile Lys As - #p Leu Lys Glu Ile Asp            915                 9 - #20                 9 - #25                 9 -        #30                                                                            - AAG ATG TTC GAC AAG ACC AAC CTG AGC AAC AG - #C ATC ATC ACC TAC AAG           290                                                                           Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Ser Asn Se - #r Ile Ile Thr Tyr Lys            #               945                                                            - AAC GTG GAG CCC ACC ACC ATC GGC TTC AAC AA - #G AGC CTG ACC GAG GGC           338                                                                           Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Phe Asn Ly - #s Ser Leu Thr Glu Gly            #           960                                                                - AAC ACC ATC AAC AGC GAC GCC ATG GCC CAG TT - #C AAG GAG CAG TTC CTG           386                                                                           Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Ala Gln Ph - #e Lys Glu Gln Phe Leu            #       975                                                                    - GAC CGC GAC ATC AAG TTC GAC AGC TAC CTG GA - #C ACC CAC CTG ACC GCC           434                                                                           Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Tyr Leu As - #p Thr His Leu Thr Ala            #   990                                                                        - CAG CAG GTG AGC AGC AAG GAG CGC GTG ATC CT - #G AAG GTG ACC GTC CCC           482                                                                           Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Val Ile Le - #u Lys Val Thr Val Pro            995                 1 - #000                1005 - #                1010       - AGC GGC AAG GGC AGC ACC ACC CCC ACC AAG GC - #C GGC GTG ATC CTG AAC           530                                                                           Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Lys Al - #a Gly Val Ile Leu Asn            #              10250                                                           - AAC AGC GAG TAC AAG ATG CTG ATC GAC AAC GG - #C TAC ATG GTG CAC GTG           578                                                                           Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile Asp Asn Gl - #y Tyr Met Val His Val            #          10405                                                               - GAC AAG GTG AGC AAG GTG GTG AAG AAG GGC GT - #G GAG TGC CTC CAG ATC           626                                                                           Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Lys Gly Va - #l Glu Cys Leu Gln Ile            #      10550                                                                   - GAG GGC ACC CTG AAG AAG AGT CTA GAC TTC AA - #G AAC GAC ATC AAC GCC           674                                                                           Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Asp Phe Ly - #s Asn Asp Ile Asn Ala            #  10705                                                                       - GAG GCC CAC AGC TGG GGC ATG AAG AAC TAC GA - #G GAG TGG GCC AAG GAC           722                                                                           Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Asn Tyr Gl - #u Glu Trp Ala Lys Asp            #               10901080 - #                1085                               - CTG ACC GAC AGC CAG CGC GAG GCC CTG GAC GG - #C TAC GCC CGC CAG GAC           770                                                                           Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Leu Asp Gl - #y Tyr Ala Arg Gln Asp            #              11050                                                           - TAC AAG GAG ATC AAC AAC TAC CTG CGC AAC CA - #G GGC GGC AGC GGC AAC           818                                                                           Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gl - #n Gly Gly Ser Gly Asn            #          11205                                                               - GAG AAG CTG GAC GCC CAG ATC AAG AAC ATC AG - #C GAC GCC CTG GGC AAG           866                                                                           Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Asn Ile Se - #r Asp Ala Leu Gly Lys            #      11350                                                                   - AAG CCC ATC CCC GAG AAC ATC ACC GTG TAC CG - #C TGG TGC GGC ATG CCC           914                                                                           Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Val Tyr Ar - #g Trp Cys Gly Met Pro            #  11505                                                                       - GAG TTC GGC TAC CAG ATC AGC GAC CCC CTG CC - #C AGC CTG AAG GAC TTC           962                                                                           Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pro Leu Pr - #o Ser Leu Lys Asp Phe            #               11701160 - #                1165                               - GAG GAG CAG TTC CTG AAC ACC ATC AAG GAG GA - #C AAG GGC TAC ATG AGC          1010                                                                           Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Lys Glu As - #p Lys Gly Tyr Met Ser            #              11850                                                           - ACC AGC CTG AGC AGC GAG CGC CTG GCC GCC TT - #C GGC AGC CGC AAG ATC          1058                                                                           Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Ala Ala Ph - #e Gly Ser Arg Lys Ile            #          12005                                                               - ATC CTG CGC CTG CAG GTG CCC AAG GGC AGC AC - #T GGT GCC TAC CTG AGC          1106                                                                           Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gly Ser Th - #r Gly Ala Tyr Leu Ser            #      12150                                                                   - GCC ATC GGC GGC TTC GCC AGC GAG AAG GAG AT - #C CTG CTG GAT AAG GAC          1154                                                                           Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Lys Glu Il - #e Leu Leu Asp Lys Asp            #  12305                                                                       - AGC AAG TAC CAC ATC GAC AAG GTG ACC GAG GT - #G ATC ATC AAG GGC GTG          1202                                                                           Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Thr Glu Va - #l Ile Ile Lys Gly Val            #               12501240 - #                1245                               #   1241C TAC GTG GTG GAC GCC ACC CTG CTG AC - #C AAC TAG                      Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Leu Leu Th - #r Asn                            #               1260                                                           - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:40:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 410 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:40:                                 - Met Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Ile Thr Asp Lys Va - #l Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu          #                 15                                                           - Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Glu Trp Gly Lys Gl - #u Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp          #             30                                                               - Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Lys Gly Lys Met As - #n Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn          #         45                                                                   - Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr Asn Tyr Lys Glu Il - #e Thr Phe Ser Ile Ala          #     60                                                                       - Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Ile Lys Asp Leu Ly - #s Glu Ile Asp Lys Met          # 80                                                                           - Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Il - #e Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val          #                 95                                                           - Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Phe Asn Lys Ser Le - #u Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr          #           110                                                                - Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Ala Gln Phe Lys Gl - #u Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg          #       125                                                                    - Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asp Thr Hi - #s Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln          #   140                                                                        - Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Val Ile Leu Lys Va - #l Thr Val Pro Ser Gly          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Lys Ala Gly Va - #l Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser          #               175                                                            - Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile Asp Asn Gly Tyr Me - #t Val His Val Asp Lys          #           190                                                                - Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Lys Gly Val Glu Cy - #s Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly          #       205                                                                    - Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Asp Phe Lys Asn As - #p Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala          #   220                                                                        - His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Asn Tyr Glu Glu Tr - #p Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Leu Asp Gly Tyr Al - #a Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys          #               255                                                            - Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gln Gly Gl - #y Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys          #           270                                                                - Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Asn Ile Ser Asp Al - #a Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro          #       285                                                                    - Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Val Tyr Arg Trp Cy - #s Gly Met Pro Glu Phe          #   300                                                                        - Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pro Leu Pro Ser Le - #u Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp Lys Gl - #y Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser          #               335                                                            - Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Gly Se - #r Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu          #           350                                                                - Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gly Ser Thr Gly Al - #a Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile          #       365                                                                    - Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Lys Glu Ile Leu Le - #u Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys          #   380                                                                        - Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Thr Glu Val Ile Il - #e Lys Gly Val Lys Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Leu Leu Thr Asn                                      #               410                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:41:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 72 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "oligonucleotide encodingdesc                                               #secretion signal used to construct pCIB5527"                                  -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:41:                                 - GGATCCACCA TGGGCTGGAG CTGGATCTTC CTGTTCCTGC TGAGCGGCGC CG - #CGGGCGTG          60                                                                           #       72                                                                     - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:42:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 1241 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 9..1238                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                               #encoding VIP2A(a) with the Bacillus secretion                                                signal re - #moved and the eukaryotic secretion signal          #as contained in pCIB5528"                                                     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:42:                                 #AAG GTG GAG GAC TTC      50TG AAG ATC ACC GAC                                          Met Leu Gln Asn Leu L - #ys Ile Thr Asp Lys Val Glu Asp Phe           #       420                                                                    - AAG GAG GAC AAG GAG AAG GCC AAG GAG TGG GG - #C AAG GAG AAG GAG AAG            98                                                                           Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Glu Trp Gl - #y Lys Glu Lys Glu Lys            425                 4 - #30                 4 - #35                 4 -        #40                                                                            - GAG TGG AAG CTT ACC GCC ACC GAG AAG GGC AA - #G ATG AAC AAC TTC CTG           146                                                                           Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Lys Gly Ly - #s Met Asn Asn Phe Leu            #               455                                                            - GAC AAC AAG AAC GAC ATC AAG ACC AAC TAC AA - #G GAG ATC ACC TTC AGC           194                                                                           Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr Asn Tyr Ly - #s Glu Ile Thr Phe Ser            #           470                                                                - ATA GCC GGC AGC TTC GAG GAC GAG ATC AAG GA - #C CTG AAG GAG ATC GAC           242                                                                           Ile Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Ile Lys As - #p Leu Lys Glu Ile Asp            #       485                                                                    - AAG ATG TTC GAC AAG ACC AAC CTG AGC AAC AG - #C ATC ATC ACC TAC AAG           290                                                                           Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Ser Asn Se - #r Ile Ile Thr Tyr Lys            #   500                                                                        - AAC GTG GAG CCC ACC ACC ATC GGC TTC AAC AA - #G AGC CTG ACC GAG GGC           338                                                                           Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Phe Asn Ly - #s Ser Leu Thr Glu Gly            505                 5 - #10                 5 - #15                 5 -        #20                                                                            - AAC ACC ATC AAC AGC GAC GCC ATG GCC CAG TT - #C AAG GAG CAG TTC CTG           386                                                                           Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Ala Gln Ph - #e Lys Glu Gln Phe Leu            #               535                                                            - GAC CGC GAC ATC AAG TTC GAC AGC TAC CTG GA - #C ACC CAC CTG ACC GCC           434                                                                           Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Tyr Leu As - #p Thr His Leu Thr Ala            #           550                                                                - CAG CAG GTG AGC AGC AAG GAG CGC GTG ATC CT - #G AAG GTG ACC GTC CCC           482                                                                           Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Val Ile Le - #u Lys Val Thr Val Pro            #       565                                                                    - AGC GGC AAG GGC AGC ACC ACC CCC ACC AAG GC - #C GGC GTG ATC CTG AAC           530                                                                           Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Lys Al - #a Gly Val Ile Leu Asn            #   580                                                                        - AAC AGC GAG TAC AAG ATG CTG ATC GAC AAC GG - #C TAC ATG GTG CAC GTG           578                                                                           Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile Asp Asn Gl - #y Tyr Met Val His Val            585                 5 - #90                 5 - #95                 6 -        #00                                                                            - GAC AAG GTG AGC AAG GTG GTG AAG AAG GGC GT - #G GAG TGC CTC CAG ATC           626                                                                           Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Lys Gly Va - #l Glu Cys Leu Gln Ile            #               615                                                            - GAG GGC ACC CTG AAG AAG AGT CTA GAC TTC AA - #G AAC GAC ATC AAC GCC           674                                                                           Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Asp Phe Ly - #s Asn Asp Ile Asn Ala            #           630                                                                - GAG GCC CAC AGC TGG GGC ATG AAG AAC TAC GA - #G GAG TGG GCC AAG GAC           722                                                                           Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Asn Tyr Gl - #u Glu Trp Ala Lys Asp            #       645                                                                    - CTG ACC GAC AGC CAG CGC GAG GCC CTG GAC GG - #C TAC GCC CGC CAG GAC           770                                                                           Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Leu Asp Gl - #y Tyr Ala Arg Gln Asp            #   660                                                                        - TAC AAG GAG ATC AAC AAC TAC CTG CGC AAC CA - #G GGC GGC AGC GGC AAC           818                                                                           Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gl - #n Gly Gly Ser Gly Asn            665                 6 - #70                 6 - #75                 6 -        #80                                                                            - GAG AAG CTG GAC GCC CAG ATC AAG AAC ATC AG - #C GAC GCC CTG GGC AAG           866                                                                           Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Asn Ile Se - #r Asp Ala Leu Gly Lys            #               695                                                            - AAG CCC ATC CCC GAG AAC ATC ACC GTG TAC CG - #C TGG TGC GGC ATG CCC           914                                                                           Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Val Tyr Ar - #g Trp Cys Gly Met Pro            #           710                                                                - GAG TTC GGC TAC CAG ATC AGC GAC CCC CTG CC - #C AGC CTG AAG GAC TTC           962                                                                           Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pro Leu Pr - #o Ser Leu Lys Asp Phe            #       725                                                                    - GAG GAG CAG TTC CTG AAC ACC ATC AAG GAG GA - #C AAG GGC TAC ATG AGC          1010                                                                           Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Lys Glu As - #p Lys Gly Tyr Met Ser            #   740                                                                        - ACC AGC CTG AGC AGC GAG CGC CTG GCC GCC TT - #C GGC AGC CGC AAG ATC          1058                                                                           Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Ala Ala Ph - #e Gly Ser Arg Lys Ile            745                 7 - #50                 7 - #55                 7 -        #60                                                                            - ATC CTG CGC CTG CAG GTG CCC AAG GGC AGC AC - #T GGT GCC TAC CTG AGC          1106                                                                           Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gly Ser Th - #r Gly Ala Tyr Leu Ser            #               775                                                            - GCC ATC GGC GGC TTC GCC AGC GAG AAG GAG AT - #C CTG CTG GAT AAG GAC          1154                                                                           Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Lys Glu Il - #e Leu Leu Asp Lys Asp            #           790                                                                - AGC AAG TAC CAC ATC GAC AAG GTG ACC GAG GT - #G ATC ATC AAG GGC GTG          1202                                                                           Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Thr Glu Va - #l Ile Ile Lys Gly Val            #       805                                                                    #   1241C TAC GTG GTG GAC GCC ACC CTG CTG AC - #C AAC TAG                      Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Leu Leu Th - #r Asn                            #   820                                                                        - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:43:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 410 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:43:                                 - Met Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Ile Thr Asp Lys Va - #l Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu          #                 15                                                           - Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Glu Trp Gly Lys Gl - #u Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp          #             30                                                               - Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Lys Gly Lys Met As - #n Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn          #         45                                                                   - Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr Asn Tyr Lys Glu Il - #e Thr Phe Ser Ile Ala          #     60                                                                       - Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Ile Lys Asp Leu Ly - #s Glu Ile Asp Lys Met          # 80                                                                           - Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile Il - #e Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val          #                 95                                                           - Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Phe Asn Lys Ser Le - #u Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr          #           110                                                                - Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Ala Gln Phe Lys Gl - #u Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg          #       125                                                                    - Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asp Thr Hi - #s Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln          #   140                                                                        - Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Val Ile Leu Lys Va - #l Thr Val Pro Ser Gly          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr Lys Ala Gly Va - #l Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser          #               175                                                            - Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile Asp Asn Gly Tyr Me - #t Val His Val Asp Lys          #           190                                                                - Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Lys Gly Val Glu Cy - #s Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly          #       205                                                                    - Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu Asp Phe Lys Asn As - #p Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala          #   220                                                                        - His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys Asn Tyr Glu Glu Tr - #p Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Leu Asp Gly Tyr Al - #a Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys          #               255                                                            - Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gln Gly Gl - #y Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys          #           270                                                                - Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys Asn Ile Ser Asp Al - #a Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro          #       285                                                                    - Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Val Tyr Arg Trp Cy - #s Gly Met Pro Glu Phe          #   300                                                                        - Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pro Leu Pro Ser Le - #u Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp Lys Gl - #y Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser          #               335                                                            - Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe Gly Se - #r Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu          #           350                                                                - Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gly Ser Thr Gly Al - #a Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile          #       365                                                                    - Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Lys Glu Ile Leu Le - #u Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys          #   380                                                                        - Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Thr Glu Val Ile Il - #e Lys Gly Val Lys Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Leu Leu Thr Asn                                      #               410                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:44:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 86 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "oligonucleotide encodingdesc                                               #targetting peptide used to construct pCIB5533"                                -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:44:                                 - CCGCGGGCGT GCACTGCCTC AGCAGCAGCA GCTTCGCCGA CAGCAACCCC AT - #CCGCGTGA          60                                                                           #              86  CACC CTGCAG                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:45:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 1358 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 9..1355                                                #/note= "Maize optimized VIP2A(a)                                              #Bacillus secretion signal removed and the vacuolar                            #signal inserted as contained in pCIB5533"                                     -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:45:                                 #CTG CTG AGC GGC GCC      50GG ATC TTC CTG TTC                                          Met Gly Trp Ser Trp I - #le Phe Leu Phe Leu Leu Ser Gly Ala           #       420                                                                    - GCG GGC GTG CAC TGC CTC AGC AGC AGC AGC TT - #C GCC GAC AGC AAC CCC            98                                                                           Ala Gly Val His Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Ph - #e Ala Asp Ser Asn Pro            425                 4 - #30                 4 - #35                 4 -        #40                                                                            - ATC CGC GTG ACC GAC CGC GCC GCC AGC ACC CT - #G CAG AAC CTG AAG ATC           146                                                                           Ile Arg Val Thr Asp Arg Ala Ala Ser Thr Le - #u Gln Asn Leu Lys Ile            #               455                                                            - ACC GAC AAG GTG GAG GAC TTC AAG GAG GAC AA - #G GAG AAG GCC AAG GAG           194                                                                           Thr Asp Lys Val Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Ly - #s Glu Lys Ala Lys Glu            #           470                                                                - TGG GGC AAG GAG AAG GAG AAG GAG TGG AAG CT - #T ACC GCC ACC GAG AAG           242                                                                           Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Le - #u Thr Ala Thr Glu Lys            #       485                                                                    - GGC AAG ATG AAC AAC TTC CTG GAC AAC AAG AA - #C GAC ATC AAG ACC AAC           290                                                                           Gly Lys Met Asn Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys As - #n Asp Ile Lys Thr Asn            #   500                                                                        - TAC AAG GAG ATC ACC TTC AGC ATA GCC GGC AG - #C TTC GAG GAC GAG ATC           338                                                                           Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr Phe Ser Ile Ala Gly Se - #r Phe Glu Asp Glu Ile            505                 5 - #10                 5 - #15                 5 -        #20                                                                            - AAG GAC CTG AAG GAG ATC GAC AAG ATG TTC GA - #C AAG ACC AAC CTG AGC           386                                                                           Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu Ile Asp Lys Met Phe As - #p Lys Thr Asn Leu Ser            #               535                                                            - AAC AGC ATC ATC ACC TAC AAG AAC GTG GAG CC - #C ACC ACC ATC GGC TTC           434                                                                           Asn Ser Ile Ile Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pr - #o Thr Thr Ile Gly Phe            #           550                                                                - AAC AAG AGC CTG ACC GAG GGC AAC ACC ATC AA - #C AGC GAC GCC ATG GCC           482                                                                           Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile As - #n Ser Asp Ala Met Ala            #       565                                                                    - CAG TTC AAG GAG CAG TTC CTG GAC CGC GAC AT - #C AAG TTC GAC AGC TAC           530                                                                           Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Il - #e Lys Phe Asp Ser Tyr            #   580                                                                        - CTG GAC ACC CAC CTG ACC GCC CAG CAG GTG AG - #C AGC AAG GAG CGC GTG           578                                                                           Leu Asp Thr His Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Se - #r Ser Lys Glu Arg Val            585                 5 - #90                 5 - #95                 6 -        #00                                                                            - ATC CTG AAG GTG ACC GTC CCC AGC GGC AAG GG - #C AGC ACC ACC CCC ACC           626                                                                           Ile Leu Lys Val Thr Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Thr Pro Thr            #               615                                                            - AAG GCC GGC GTG ATC CTG AAC AAC AGC GAG TA - #C AAG ATG CTG ATC GAC           674                                                                           Lys Ala Gly Val Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Ty - #r Lys Met Leu Ile Asp            #           630                                                                - AAC GGC TAC ATG GTG CAC GTG GAC AAG GTG AG - #C AAG GTG GTG AAG AAG           722                                                                           Asn Gly Tyr Met Val His Val Asp Lys Val Se - #r Lys Val Val Lys Lys            #       645                                                                    - GGC GTG GAG TGC CTC CAG ATC GAG GGC ACC CT - #G AAG AAG AGT CTA GAC           770                                                                           Gly Val Glu Cys Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Le - #u Lys Lys Ser Leu Asp            #   660                                                                        - TTC AAG AAC GAC ATC AAC GCC GAG GCC CAC AG - #C TGG GGC ATG AAG AAC           818                                                                           Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala His Se - #r Trp Gly Met Lys Asn            665                 6 - #70                 6 - #75                 6 -        #80                                                                            - TAC GAG GAG TGG GCC AAG GAC CTG ACC GAC AG - #C CAG CGC GAG GCC CTG           866                                                                           Tyr Glu Glu Trp Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Se - #r Gln Arg Glu Ala Leu            #               695                                                            - GAC GGC TAC GCC CGC CAG GAC TAC AAG GAG AT - #C AAC AAC TAC CTG CGC           914                                                                           Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Il - #e Asn Asn Tyr Leu Arg            #           710                                                                - AAC CAG GGC GGC AGC GGC AAC GAG AAG CTG GA - #C GCC CAG ATC AAG AAC           962                                                                           Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu As - #p Ala Gln Ile Lys Asn            #       725                                                                    - ATC AGC GAC GCC CTG GGC AAG AAG CCC ATC CC - #C GAG AAC ATC ACC GTG          1010                                                                           Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pr - #o Glu Asn Ile Thr Val            #   740                                                                        - TAC CGC TGG TGC GGC ATG CCC GAG TTC GGC TA - #C CAG ATC AGC GAC CCC          1058                                                                           Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Ty - #r Gln Ile Ser Asp Pro            745                 7 - #50                 7 - #55                 7 -        #60                                                                            - CTG CCC AGC CTG AAG GAC TTC GAG GAG CAG TT - #C CTG AAC ACC ATC AAG          1106                                                                           Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Ph - #e Leu Asn Thr Ile Lys            #               775                                                            - GAG GAC AAG GGC TAC ATG AGC ACC AGC CTG AG - #C AGC GAG CGC CTG GCC          1154                                                                           Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Se - #r Ser Glu Arg Leu Ala            #           790                                                                - GCC TTC GGC AGC CGC AAG ATC ATC CTG CGC CT - #G CAG GTG CCC AAG GGC          1202                                                                           Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Le - #u Gln Val Pro Lys Gly            #       805                                                                    - AGC ACT GGT GCC TAC CTG AGC GCC ATC GGC GG - #C TTC GCC AGC GAG AAG          1250                                                                           Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gl - #y Phe Ala Ser Glu Lys            #   820                                                                        - GAG ATC CTG CTG GAT AAG GAC AGC AAG TAC CA - #C ATC GAC AAG GTG ACC          1298                                                                           Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr Hi - #s Ile Asp Lys Val Thr            825                 8 - #30                 8 - #35                 8 -        #40                                                                            - GAG GTG ATC ATC AAG GGC GTG AAG CGC TAC GT - #G GTG GAC GCC ACC CTG          1346                                                                           Glu Val Ile Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Va - #l Val Asp Ala Thr Leu            #               855                                                            #     1358                                                                     Leu Thr Asn                                                                    - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:46:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 449 amino                                                          (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:46:                                 - Met Gly Trp Ser Trp Ile Phe Leu Phe Leu Le - #u Ser Gly Ala Ala Gly          #                 15                                                           - Val His Cys Leu Ser Ser Ser Ser Phe Ala As - #p Ser Asn Pro Ile Arg          #             30                                                               - Val Thr Asp Arg Ala Ala Ser Thr Leu Gln As - #n Leu Lys Ile Thr Asp          #         45                                                                   - Lys Val Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Ly - #s Ala Lys Glu Trp Gly          #     60                                                                       - Lys Glu Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Al - #a Thr Glu Lys Gly Lys          # 80                                                                           - Met Asn Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Il - #e Lys Thr Asn Tyr Lys          #                 95                                                           - Glu Ile Thr Phe Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Phe Gl - #u Asp Glu Ile Lys Asp          #           110                                                                - Leu Lys Glu Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Th - #r Asn Leu Ser Asn Ser          #       125                                                                    - Ile Ile Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Th - #r Ile Gly Phe Asn Lys          #   140                                                                        - Ser Leu Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser As - #p Ala Met Ala Gln Phe          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Lys Glu Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Ph - #e Asp Ser Tyr Leu Asp          #               175                                                            - Thr His Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Ly - #s Glu Arg Val Ile Leu          #           190                                                                - Lys Val Thr Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Th - #r Thr Pro Thr Lys Ala          #       205                                                                    - Gly Val Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Me - #t Leu Ile Asp Asn Gly          #   220                                                                        - Tyr Met Val His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Va - #l Val Lys Lys Gly Val          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - Glu Cys Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Ly - #s Ser Leu Asp Phe Lys          #               255                                                            - Asn Asp Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gl - #y Met Lys Asn Tyr Glu          #           270                                                                - Glu Trp Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Ar - #g Glu Ala Leu Asp Gly          #       285                                                                    - Tyr Ala Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn As - #n Tyr Leu Arg Asn Gln          #   300                                                                        - Gly Gly Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gl - #n Ile Lys Asn Ile Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Asp Ala Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu As - #n Ile Thr Val Tyr Arg          #               335                                                            - Trp Cys Gly Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Il - #e Ser Asp Pro Leu Pro          #           350                                                                - Ser Leu Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu As - #n Thr Ile Lys Glu Asp          #       365                                                                    - Lys Gly Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Gl - #u Arg Leu Ala Ala Phe          #   380                                                                        - Gly Ser Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Va - #l Pro Lys Gly Ser Thr          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Gly Ala Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Al - #a Ser Glu Lys Glu Ile          #               415                                                            - Leu Leu Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile As - #p Lys Val Thr Glu Val          #           430                                                                - Ile Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val As - #p Ala Thr Leu Leu Thr          #       445                                                                    - Asn                                                                          - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:47:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 16 amino                                                           (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: peptide                                              -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: Peptide                                                          (B) LOCATION: 1..16                                                  #/note= "linker peptide for fusion                                                            of VIP1A( - #a) and VIP2A(a) used to construct pCIB5533"        -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:47:                                 - Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro Thr Pro Ser Pro Ser Th - #r Pro Pro Thr Pro Ser          #                15                                                            - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:48:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 66 base                                                            (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "DNA encoding linker peptidec                                               #construct pCIB5533"to                                                         -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:48:                                 - CCCGGGCCTT CTACTCCCCC AACTCCCTCT CCTAGCACGC CTCCGACACC TA - #GCGATATC          60                                                                           #           66                                                                 - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:49:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #pairs    (A) LENGTH: 4031 base                                                          (B) TYPE: nucleic acid                                                         (C) STRANDEDNESS: single                                                       (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: other nucleic acid                                   #= "Synthetic DNA"RIPTION: /desc                                               -    (iii) HYPOTHETICAL: NO                                                    -     (ix) FEATURE:                                                                      (A) NAME/KEY: CDS                                                              (B) LOCATION: 6..4019                                                #/note= "Maize optimized DNAION:                                                VIP1A(a) fusion protein as                                                    #in pCIB5531"  contained                                                       -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:49:                                 #ATG GTG AGC AAG AAG         47 AAG CTG TTC                                    #Leu Phe Met Val Ser Lys Lysy Lys                                              #     460                                                                      - CTC CAG GTG GTG ACC AAG ACC GTG CTG CTG AG - #C ACC GTG TTC AGC ATC            95                                                                           Leu Gln Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Se - #r Thr Val Phe Ser Ile            #   475                                                                        - AGC CTG CTG AAC AAC GAG GTG ATC AAG GCC GA - #G CAG CTG AAC ATC AAC           143                                                                           Ser Leu Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Gl - #u Gln Leu Asn Ile Asn            480                 4 - #85                 4 - #90                 4 -        #95                                                                            - AGC CAG AGC AAG TAC ACC AAC CTC CAG AAC CT - #G AAG ATC ACC GAC AAG           191                                                                           Ser Gln Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Le - #u Lys Ile Thr Asp Lys            #               510                                                            - GTG GAG GAC TTC AAG GAG GAC AAG GAG AAG GC - #C AAG GAG TGG GGC AAG           239                                                                           Val Glu Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Al - #a Lys Glu Trp Gly Lys            #           525                                                                - GAG AAG GAG AAG GAG TGG AAG CTT ACC GCC AC - #C GAG AAG GGC AAG ATG           287                                                                           Glu Lys Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Th - #r Glu Lys Gly Lys Met            #       540                                                                    - AAC AAC TTC CTG GAC AAC AAG AAC GAC ATC AA - #G ACC AAC TAC AAG GAG           335                                                                           Asn Asn Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Ly - #s Thr Asn Tyr Lys Glu            #   555                                                                        - ATC ACC TTC AGC ATA GCC GGC AGC TTC GAG GA - #C GAG ATC AAG GAC CTG           383                                                                           Ile Thr Phe Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu As - #p Glu Ile Lys Asp Leu            560                 5 - #65                 5 - #70                 5 -        #75                                                                            - AAG GAG ATC GAC AAG ATG TTC GAC AAG ACC AA - #C CTG AGC AAC AGC ATC           431                                                                           Lys Glu Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr As - #n Leu Ser Asn Ser Ile            #               590                                                            - ATC ACC TAC AAG AAC GTG GAG CCC ACC ACC AT - #C GGC TTC AAC AAG AGC           479                                                                           Ile Thr Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Il - #e Gly Phe Asn Lys Ser            #           605                                                                - CTG ACC GAG GGC AAC ACC ATC AAC AGC GAC GC - #C ATG GCC CAG TTC AAG           527                                                                           Leu Thr Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Al - #a Met Ala Gln Phe Lys            #       620                                                                    - GAG CAG TTC CTG GAC CGC GAC ATC AAG TTC GA - #C AGC TAC CTG GAC ACC           575                                                                           Glu Gln Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe As - #p Ser Tyr Leu Asp Thr            #   635                                                                        - CAC CTG ACC GCC CAG CAG GTG AGC AGC AAG GA - #G CGC GTG ATC CTG AAG           623                                                                           His Leu Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Gl - #u Arg Val Ile Leu Lys            640                 6 - #45                 6 - #50                 6 -        #55                                                                            - GTG ACC GTC CCC AGC GGC AAG GGC AGC ACC AC - #C CCC ACC AAG GCC GGC           671                                                                           Val Thr Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Th - #r Pro Thr Lys Ala Gly            #               670                                                            - GTG ATC CTG AAC AAC AGC GAG TAC AAG ATG CT - #G ATC GAC AAC GGC TAC           719                                                                           Val Ile Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Le - #u Ile Asp Asn Gly Tyr            #           685                                                                - ATG GTG CAC GTG GAC AAG GTG AGC AAG GTG GT - #G AAG AAG GGC GTG GAG           767                                                                           Met Val His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Va - #l Lys Lys Gly Val Glu            #       700                                                                    - TGC CTC CAG ATC GAG GGC ACC CTG AAG AAG AG - #T CTA GAC TTC AAG AAC           815                                                                           Cys Leu Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Se - #r Leu Asp Phe Lys Asn            #   715                                                                        - GAC ATC AAC GCC GAG GCC CAC AGC TGG GGC AT - #G AAG AAC TAC GAG GAG           863                                                                           Asp Ile Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Me - #t Lys Asn Tyr Glu Glu            720                 7 - #25                 7 - #30                 7 -        #35                                                                            - TGG GCC AAG GAC CTG ACC GAC AGC CAG CGC GA - #G GCC CTG GAC GGC TAC           911                                                                           Trp Ala Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Gl - #u Ala Leu Asp Gly Tyr            #               750                                                            - GCC CGC CAG GAC TAC AAG GAG ATC AAC AAC TA - #C CTG CGC AAC CAG GGC           959                                                                           Ala Arg Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Ty - #r Leu Arg Asn Gln Gly            #           765                                                                - GGC AGC GGC AAC GAG AAG CTG GAC GCC CAG AT - #C AAG AAC ATC AGC GAC          1007                                                                           Gly Ser Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Il - #e Lys Asn Ile Ser Asp            #       780                                                                    - GCC CTG GGC AAG AAG CCC ATC CCC GAG AAC AT - #C ACC GTG TAC CGC TGG          1055                                                                           Ala Leu Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Il - #e Thr Val Tyr Arg Trp            #   795                                                                        - TGC GGC ATG CCC GAG TTC GGC TAC CAG ATC AG - #C GAC CCC CTG CCC AGC          1103                                                                           Cys Gly Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Se - #r Asp Pro Leu Pro Ser            800                 8 - #05                 8 - #10                 8 -        #15                                                                            - CTG AAG GAC TTC GAG GAG CAG TTC CTG AAC AC - #C ATC AAG GAG GAC AAG          1151                                                                           Leu Lys Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Th - #r Ile Lys Glu Asp Lys            #               830                                                            - GGC TAC ATG AGC ACC AGC CTG AGC AGC GAG CG - #C CTG GCC GCC TTC GGC          1199                                                                           Gly Tyr Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Ar - #g Leu Ala Ala Phe Gly            #           845                                                                - AGC CGC AAG ATC ATC CTG CGC CTG CAG GTG CC - #C AAG GGC AGC ACT GGT          1247                                                                           Ser Arg Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pr - #o Lys Gly Ser Thr Gly            #       860                                                                    - GCC TAC CTG AGC GCC ATC GGC GGC TTC GCC AG - #C GAG AAG GAG ATC CTG          1295                                                                           Ala Tyr Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Se - #r Glu Lys Glu Ile Leu            #   875                                                                        - CTG GAT AAG GAC AGC AAG TAC CAC ATC GAC AA - #G GTG ACC GAG GTG ATC          1343                                                                           Leu Asp Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Ly - #s Val Thr Glu Val Ile            880                 8 - #85                 8 - #90                 8 -        #95                                                                            - ATC AAG GGC GTG AAG CGC TAC GTG GTG GAC GC - #C ACC CTG CTG ACC AAC          1391                                                                           Ile Lys Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Al - #a Thr Leu Leu Thr Asn            #               910                                                            - TCC CGG GGG CCT TCT ACT CCC CCA ACT CCC TC - #T CCT AGC ACG CCT CCG          1439                                                                           Ser Arg Gly Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro Thr Pro Se - #r Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro            #           925                                                                - ACA CCT AGC GAT ATC GGA TCC ACC ATG AAG AC - #C AAC CAG ATC AGC ACC          1487                                                                           Thr Pro Ser Asp Ile Gly Ser Thr Met Lys Th - #r Asn Gln Ile Ser Thr            #       940                                                                    - ACC CAG AAG AAC CAG CAG AAG GAG ATG GAC CG - #C AAG GGC CTG CTG GGC          1535                                                                           Thr Gln Lys Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu Met Asp Ar - #g Lys Gly Leu Leu Gly            #   955                                                                        - TAC TAC TTC AAG GGC AAG GAC TTC AGC AAC CT - #G ACC ATG TTC GCC CCC          1583                                                                           Tyr Tyr Phe Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe Ser Asn Le - #u Thr Met Phe Ala Pro            960                 9 - #65                 9 - #70                 9 -        #75                                                                            - ACG CGT GAC AGC ACC CTG ATC TAC GAC CAG CA - #G ACC GCC AAC AAG CTG          1631                                                                           Thr Arg Asp Ser Thr Leu Ile Tyr Asp Gln Gl - #n Thr Ala Asn Lys Leu            #               990                                                            - CTG GAC AAG AAG CAG CAG GAG TAC CAG AGC AT - #C CGC TGG ATC GGC CTG          1679                                                                           Leu Asp Lys Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr Gln Ser Il - #e Arg Trp Ile Gly Leu            #          10050                                                               - ATC CAG AGC AAG GAG ACC GGC GAC TTC ACC TT - #C AAC CTG AGC GAG GAC          1727                                                                           Ile Gln Ser Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp Phe Thr Ph - #e Asn Leu Ser Glu Asp            #      10205                                                                   - GAG CAG GCC ATC ATC GAG ATC AAC GGC AAG AT - #C ATC AGC AAC AAG GGC          1775                                                                           Glu Gln Ala Ile Ile Glu Ile Asn Gly Lys Il - #e Ile Ser Asn Lys Gly            #  10350                                                                       - AAG GAG AAG CAG GTG GTG CAC CTG GAG AAG GG - #C AAG CTG GTG CCC ATC          1823                                                                           Lys Glu Lys Gln Val Val His Leu Glu Lys Gl - #y Lys Leu Val Pro Ile            #               10551045 - #                1050                               - AAG ATC GAG TAC CAG AGC GAC ACC AAG TTC AA - #C ATC GAC AGC AAG ACC          1871                                                                           Lys Ile Glu Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr Lys Phe As - #n Ile Asp Ser Lys Thr            #              10705                                                           - TTC AAG GAG CTG AAG CTT TTC AAG ATC GAC AG - #C CAG AAC CAG CCC CAG          1919                                                                           Phe Lys Glu Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys Ile Asp Se - #r Gln Asn Gln Pro Gln            #          10850                                                               - CAG GTG CAG CAG GAC GAG CTG CGC AAC CCC GA - #G TTC AAC AAG AAG GAG          1967                                                                           Gln Val Gln Gln Asp Glu Leu Arg Asn Pro Gl - #u Phe Asn Lys Lys Glu            #      11005                                                                   - AGC CAG GAG TTC CTG GCC AAG CCC AGC AAG AT - #C AAC CTG TTC ACC CAG          2015                                                                           Ser Gln Glu Phe Leu Ala Lys Pro Ser Lys Il - #e Asn Leu Phe Thr Gln            #  11150                                                                       - CAG ATG AAG CGC GAG ATC GAC GAG GAC ACC GA - #C ACC GAC GGC GAC AGC          2063                                                                           Gln Met Lys Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr As - #p Thr Asp Gly Asp Ser            #               11351125 - #                1130                               - ATC CCC GAC CTG TGG GAG GAG AAC GGC TAC AC - #C ATC CAG AAC CGC ATC          2111                                                                           Ile Pro Asp Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr Th - #r Ile Gln Asn Arg Ile            #              11505                                                           - GCC GTG AAG TGG GAC GAC AGC CTG GCT AGC AA - #G GGC TAC ACC AAG TTC          2159                                                                           Ala Val Lys Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser Ly - #s Gly Tyr Thr Lys Phe            #          11650                                                               - GTG AGC AAC CCC CTG GAG AGC CAC ACC GTG GG - #C GAC CCC TAC ACC GAC          2207                                                                           Val Ser Asn Pro Leu Glu Ser His Thr Val Gl - #y Asp Pro Tyr Thr Asp            #      11805                                                                   - TAC GAG AAG GCC GCC CGC GAC CTG GAC CTG AG - #C AAC GCC AAG GAG ACC          2255                                                                           Tyr Glu Lys Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu Se - #r Asn Ala Lys Glu Thr            #  11950                                                                       - TTC AAC CCC CTG GTG GCC GCC TTC CCC AGC GT - #G AAC GTG AGC ATG GAG          2303                                                                           Phe Asn Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser Va - #l Asn Val Ser Met Glu            #               12151205 - #                1210                               - AAG GTG ATC CTG AGC CCC AAC GAG AAC CTG AG - #C AAC AGC GTG GAG AGC          2351                                                                           Lys Val Ile Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu Se - #r Asn Ser Val Glu Ser            #              12305                                                           - CAC TCG AGC ACC AAC TGG AGC TAC ACC AAC AC - #C GAG GGC GCC AGC GTG          2399                                                                           His Ser Ser Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn Th - #r Glu Gly Ala Ser Val            #          12450                                                               - GAG GCC GGC ATC GGT CCC AAG GGC ATC AGC TT - #C GGC GTG AGC GTG AAC          2447                                                                           Glu Ala Gly Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser Ph - #e Gly Val Ser Val Asn            #      12605                                                                   - TAC CAG CAC AGC GAG ACC GTG GCC CAG GAG TG - #G GGC ACC AGC ACC GGC          2495                                                                           Tyr Gln His Ser Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Glu Tr - #p Gly Thr Ser Thr Gly            #  12750                                                                       - AAC ACC AGC CAG TTC AAC ACC GCC AGC GCC GG - #C TAC CTG AAC GCC AAC          2543                                                                           Asn Thr Ser Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala Gl - #y Tyr Leu Asn Ala Asn            #               12951285 - #                1290                               - GTG CGC TAC AAC AAC GTG GGC ACC GGC GCC AT - #C TAC GAC GTG AAG CCC          2591                                                                           Val Arg Tyr Asn Asn Val Gly Thr Gly Ala Il - #e Tyr Asp Val Lys Pro            #              13105                                                           - ACC ACC AGC TTC GTG CTG AAC AAC GAC ACC AT - #C GCC ACC ATC ACC GCC          2639                                                                           Thr Thr Ser Phe Val Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr Il - #e Ala Thr Ile Thr Ala            #          13250                                                               - AAG TCG AAT TCC ACC GCC CTG AAC ATC AGC CC - #C GGC GAG AGC TAC CCC          2687                                                                           Lys Ser Asn Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser Pr - #o Gly Glu Ser Tyr Pro            #      13405                                                                   - AAG AAG GGC CAG AAC GGC ATC GCC ATC ACC AG - #C ATG GAC GAC TTC AAC          2735                                                                           Lys Lys Gly Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr Se - #r Met Asp Asp Phe Asn            #  13550                                                                       - AGC CAC CCC ATC ACC CTG AAC AAG AAG CAG GT - #G GAC AAC CTG CTG AAC          2783                                                                           Ser His Pro Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln Va - #l Asp Asn Leu Leu Asn            #               13751365 - #                1370                               - AAC AAG CCC ATG ATG CTG GAG ACC AAC CAG AC - #C GAC GGC GTC TAC AAG          2831                                                                           Asn Lys Pro Met Met Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln Th - #r Asp Gly Val Tyr Lys            #              13905                                                           - ATC AAG GAC ACC CAC GGC AAC ATC GTG ACG GG - #C GGC GAG TGG AAC GGC          2879                                                                           Ile Lys Asp Thr His Gly Asn Ile Val Thr Gl - #y Gly Glu Trp Asn Gly            #          14050                                                               - GTG ATC CAG CAG ATC AAG GCC AAG ACC GCC AG - #C ATC ATC GTC GAC GAC          2927                                                                           Val Ile Gln Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala Se - #r Ile Ile Val Asp Asp            #      14205                                                                   - GGC GAG CGC GTG GCC GAG AAG CGC GTG GCC GC - #C AAG GAC TAC GAG AAC          2975                                                                           Gly Glu Arg Val Ala Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Al - #a Lys Asp Tyr Glu Asn            #  14350                                                                       - CCC GAG GAC AAG ACC CCC AGC CTG ACC CTG AA - #G GAC GCC CTG AAG CTG          3023                                                                           Pro Glu Asp Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu Ly - #s Asp Ala Leu Lys Leu            #               14551445 - #                1450                               - AGC TAC CCC GAC GAG ATC AAG GAG ATC GAG GG - #C TTG CTG TAC TAC AAG          3071                                                                           Ser Tyr Pro Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu Gl - #y Leu Leu Tyr Tyr Lys            #              14705                                                           - AAC AAG CCC ATC TAC GAG AGC AGC GTG ATG AC - #C TAT CTA GAC GAG AAC          3119                                                                           Asn Lys Pro Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser Val Met Th - #r Tyr Leu Asp Glu Asn            #          14850                                                               - ACC GCC AAG GAG GTG ACC AAG CAG CTG AAC GA - #C ACC ACC GGC AAG TTC          3167                                                                           Thr Ala Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn As - #p Thr Thr Gly Lys Phe            #      15005                                                                   - AAG GAC GTG AGC CAC CTG TAC GAC GTG AAG CT - #G ACC CCC AAG ATG AAC          3215                                                                           Lys Asp Val Ser His Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys Le - #u Thr Pro Lys Met Asn            #  15150                                                                       - GTG ACC ATC AAG CTG AGC ATC CTG TAC GAC AA - #C GCC GAG AGC AAC GAC          3263                                                                           Val Thr Ile Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp As - #n Ala Glu Ser Asn Asp            #               15351525 - #                1530                               - AAC AGC ATC GGC AAG TGG ACC AAC ACC AAC AT - #C GTG AGC GGC GGC AAC          3311                                                                           Asn Ser Ile Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn Il - #e Val Ser Gly Gly Asn            #              15505                                                           - AAC GGC AAG AAG CAG TAC AGC AGC AAC AAC CC - #C GAC GCC AAC CTG ACC          3359                                                                           Asn Gly Lys Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn Pr - #o Asp Ala Asn Leu Thr            #          15650                                                               - CTG AAC ACC GAC GCC CAG GAG AAG CTG AAC AA - #G AAC CGC GAC TAC TAC          3407                                                                           Leu Asn Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn Ly - #s Asn Arg Asp Tyr Tyr            #      15805                                                                   - ATC AGC CTG TAC ATG AAG AGC GAG AAG AAC AC - #C CAG TGC GAG ATC ACC          3455                                                                           Ile Ser Leu Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn Th - #r Gln Cys Glu Ile Thr            #  15950                                                                       - ATC GAC GGC GAG ATA TAC CCC ATC ACC ACC AA - #G ACC GTG AAC GTG AAC          3503                                                                           Ile Asp Gly Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr Ly - #s Thr Val Asn Val Asn            #               16151605 - #                1610                               - AAG GAC AAC TAC AAG CGC CTG GAC ATC ATC GC - #C CAC AAC ATC AAG AGC          3551                                                                           Lys Asp Asn Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile Al - #a His Asn Ile Lys Ser            #              16305                                                           - AAC CCC ATC AGC AGC CTG CAC ATC AAG ACC AA - #C GAC GAG ATC ACC CTG          3599                                                                           Asn Pro Ile Ser Ser Leu His Ile Lys Thr As - #n Asp Glu Ile Thr Leu            #          16450                                                               - TTC TGG GAC GAC ATA TCG ATT ACC GAC GTC GC - #C AGC ATC AAG CCC GAG          3647                                                                           Phe Trp Asp Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr Asp Val Al - #a Ser Ile Lys Pro Glu            #      16605                                                                   - AAC CTG ACC GAC AGC GAG ATC AAG CAG ATA TA - #C AGT CGC TAC GGC ATC          3695                                                                           Asn Leu Thr Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile Ty - #r Ser Arg Tyr Gly Ile            #  16750                                                                       - AAG CTG GAG GAC GGC ATC CTG ATC GAC AAG AA - #A GGC GGC ATC CAC TAC          3743                                                                           Lys Leu Glu Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys Ly - #s Gly Gly Ile His Tyr            #               16951685 - #                1690                               - GGC GAG TTC ATC AAC GAG GCC AGC TTC AAC AT - #C GAG CCC CTG CAG AAC          3791                                                                           Gly Glu Phe Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn Il - #e Glu Pro Leu Gln Asn            #              17105                                                           - TAC GTG ACC AAG TAC GAG GTG ACC TAC AGC AG - #C GAG CTG GGC CCC AAC          3839                                                                           Tyr Val Thr Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser Se - #r Glu Leu Gly Pro Asn            #          17250                                                               - GTG AGC GAC ACC CTG GAG AGC GAC AAG ATT TA - #C AAG GAC GGC ACC ATC          3887                                                                           Val Ser Asp Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile Ty - #r Lys Asp Gly Thr Ile            #      17405                                                                   - AAG TTC GAC TTC ACC AAG TAC AGC AAG AAC GA - #G CAG GGC CTG TTC TAC          3935                                                                           Lys Phe Asp Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Gl - #u Gln Gly Leu Phe Tyr            #  17550                                                                       - GAC AGC GGC CTG AAC TGG GAC TTC AAG ATC AA - #C GCC ATC ACC TAC GAC          3983                                                                           Asp Ser Gly Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile As - #n Ala Ile Thr Tyr Asp            #               17751765 - #                1770                               - GGC AAG GAG ATG AAC GTG TTC CAC CGC TAC AA - #C AAG TAGATCTGAG               4029                                                                           Gly Lys Glu Met Asn Val Phe His Arg Tyr As - #n Lys                            #               1785                                                           #            4031                                                              - (2) INFORMATION FOR SEQ ID NO:50:                                            -      (i) SEQUENCE CHARACTERISTICS:                                           #acids    (A) LENGTH: 1338 amino                                                         (B) TYPE: amino acid                                                           (D) TOPOLOGY: linear                                                 -     (ii) MOLECULE TYPE: protein                                              -     (xi) SEQUENCE DESCRIPTION: SEQ ID NO:50:                                 - Met Lys Arg Met Glu Gly Lys Leu Phe Met Va - #l Ser Lys Lys Leu Gln          #                 15                                                           - Val Val Thr Lys Thr Val Leu Leu Ser Thr Va - #l Phe Ser Ile Ser Leu          #             30                                                               - Leu Asn Asn Glu Val Ile Lys Ala Glu Gln Le - #u Asn Ile Asn Ser Gln          #         45                                                                   - Ser Lys Tyr Thr Asn Leu Gln Asn Leu Lys Il - #e Thr Asp Lys Val Glu          #     60                                                                       - Asp Phe Lys Glu Asp Lys Glu Lys Ala Lys Gl - #u Trp Gly Lys Glu Lys          # 80                                                                           - Glu Lys Glu Trp Lys Leu Thr Ala Thr Glu Ly - #s Gly Lys Met Asn Asn          #                 95                                                           - Phe Leu Asp Asn Lys Asn Asp Ile Lys Thr As - #n Tyr Lys Glu Ile Thr          #           110                                                                - Phe Ser Ile Ala Gly Ser Phe Glu Asp Glu Il - #e Lys Asp Leu Lys Glu          #       125                                                                    - Ile Asp Lys Met Phe Asp Lys Thr Asn Leu Se - #r Asn Ser Ile Ile Thr          #   140                                                                        - Tyr Lys Asn Val Glu Pro Thr Thr Ile Gly Ph - #e Asn Lys Ser Leu Thr          145                 1 - #50                 1 - #55                 1 -        #60                                                                            - Glu Gly Asn Thr Ile Asn Ser Asp Ala Met Al - #a Gln Phe Lys Glu Gln          #               175                                                            - Phe Leu Asp Arg Asp Ile Lys Phe Asp Ser Ty - #r Leu Asp Thr His Leu          #           190                                                                - Thr Ala Gln Gln Val Ser Ser Lys Glu Arg Va - #l Ile Leu Lys Val Thr          #       205                                                                    - Val Pro Ser Gly Lys Gly Ser Thr Thr Pro Th - #r Lys Ala Gly Val Ile          #   220                                                                        - Leu Asn Asn Ser Glu Tyr Lys Met Leu Ile As - #p Asn Gly Tyr Met Val          225                 2 - #30                 2 - #35                 2 -        #40                                                                            - His Val Asp Lys Val Ser Lys Val Val Lys Ly - #s Gly Val Glu Cys Leu          #               255                                                            - Gln Ile Glu Gly Thr Leu Lys Lys Ser Leu As - #p Phe Lys Asn Asp Ile          #           270                                                                - Asn Ala Glu Ala His Ser Trp Gly Met Lys As - #n Tyr Glu Glu Trp Ala          #       285                                                                    - Lys Asp Leu Thr Asp Ser Gln Arg Glu Ala Le - #u Asp Gly Tyr Ala Arg          #   300                                                                        - Gln Asp Tyr Lys Glu Ile Asn Asn Tyr Leu Ar - #g Asn Gln Gly Gly Ser          305                 3 - #10                 3 - #15                 3 -        #20                                                                            - Gly Asn Glu Lys Leu Asp Ala Gln Ile Lys As - #n Ile Ser Asp Ala Leu          #               335                                                            - Gly Lys Lys Pro Ile Pro Glu Asn Ile Thr Va - #l Tyr Arg Trp Cys Gly          #           350                                                                - Met Pro Glu Phe Gly Tyr Gln Ile Ser Asp Pr - #o Leu Pro Ser Leu Lys          #       365                                                                    - Asp Phe Glu Glu Gln Phe Leu Asn Thr Ile Ly - #s Glu Asp Lys Gly Tyr          #   380                                                                        - Met Ser Thr Ser Leu Ser Ser Glu Arg Leu Al - #a Ala Phe Gly Ser Arg          385                 3 - #90                 3 - #95                 4 -        #00                                                                            - Lys Ile Ile Leu Arg Leu Gln Val Pro Lys Gl - #y Ser Thr Gly Ala Tyr          #               415                                                            - Leu Ser Ala Ile Gly Gly Phe Ala Ser Glu Ly - #s Glu Ile Leu Leu Asp          #           430                                                                - Lys Asp Ser Lys Tyr His Ile Asp Lys Val Th - #r Glu Val Ile Ile Lys          #       445                                                                    - Gly Val Lys Arg Tyr Val Val Asp Ala Thr Le - #u Leu Thr Asn Ser Arg          #   460                                                                        - Gly Pro Ser Thr Pro Pro Thr Pro Ser Pro Se - #r Thr Pro Pro Thr Pro          465                 4 - #70                 4 - #75                 4 -        #80                                                                            - Ser Asp Ile Gly Ser Thr Met Lys Thr Asn Gl - #n Ile Ser Thr Thr Gln          #               495                                                            - Lys Asn Gln Gln Lys Glu Met Asp Arg Lys Gl - #y Leu Leu Gly Tyr Tyr          #           510                                                                - Phe Lys Gly Lys Asp Phe Ser Asn Leu Thr Me - #t Phe Ala Pro Thr Arg          #       525                                                                    - Asp Ser Thr Leu Ile Tyr Asp Gln Gln Thr Al - #a Asn Lys Leu Leu Asp          #   540                                                                        - Lys Lys Gln Gln Glu Tyr Gln Ser Ile Arg Tr - #p Ile Gly Leu Ile Gln          545                 5 - #50                 5 - #55                 5 -        #60                                                                            - Ser Lys Glu Thr Gly Asp Phe Thr Phe Asn Le - #u Ser Glu Asp Glu Gln          #               575                                                            - Ala Ile Ile Glu Ile Asn Gly Lys Ile Ile Se - #r Asn Lys Gly Lys Glu          #           590                                                                - Lys Gln Val Val His Leu Glu Lys Gly Lys Le - #u Val Pro Ile Lys Ile          #       605                                                                    - Glu Tyr Gln Ser Asp Thr Lys Phe Asn Ile As - #p Ser Lys Thr Phe Lys          #   620                                                                        - Glu Leu Lys Leu Phe Lys Ile Asp Ser Gln As - #n Gln Pro Gln Gln Val          625                 6 - #30                 6 - #35                 6 -        #40                                                                            - Gln Gln Asp Glu Leu Arg Asn Pro Glu Phe As - #n Lys Lys Glu Ser Gln          #               655                                                            - Glu Phe Leu Ala Lys Pro Ser Lys Ile Asn Le - #u Phe Thr Gln Gln Met          #           670                                                                - Lys Arg Glu Ile Asp Glu Asp Thr Asp Thr As - #p Gly Asp Ser Ile Pro          #       685                                                                    - Asp Leu Trp Glu Glu Asn Gly Tyr Thr Ile Gl - #n Asn Arg Ile Ala Val          #   700                                                                        - Lys Trp Asp Asp Ser Leu Ala Ser Lys Gly Ty - #r Thr Lys Phe Val Ser          705                 7 - #10                 7 - #15                 7 -        #20                                                                            - Asn Pro Leu Glu Ser His Thr Val Gly Asp Pr - #o Tyr Thr Asp Tyr Glu          #               735                                                            - Lys Ala Ala Arg Asp Leu Asp Leu Ser Asn Al - #a Lys Glu Thr Phe Asn          #           750                                                                - Pro Leu Val Ala Ala Phe Pro Ser Val Asn Va - #l Ser Met Glu Lys Val          #       765                                                                    - Ile Leu Ser Pro Asn Glu Asn Leu Ser Asn Se - #r Val Glu Ser His Ser          #   780                                                                        - Ser Thr Asn Trp Ser Tyr Thr Asn Thr Glu Gl - #y Ala Ser Val Glu Ala          785                 7 - #90                 7 - #95                 8 -        #00                                                                            - Gly Ile Gly Pro Lys Gly Ile Ser Phe Gly Va - #l Ser Val Asn Tyr Gln          #               815                                                            - His Ser Glu Thr Val Ala Gln Glu Trp Gly Th - #r Ser Thr Gly Asn Thr          #           830                                                                - Ser Gln Phe Asn Thr Ala Ser Ala Gly Tyr Le - #u Asn Ala Asn Val Arg          #       845                                                                    - Tyr Asn Asn Val Gly Thr Gly Ala Ile Tyr As - #p Val Lys Pro Thr Thr          #   860                                                                        - Ser Phe Val Leu Asn Asn Asp Thr Ile Ala Th - #r Ile Thr Ala Lys Ser          865                 8 - #70                 8 - #75                 8 -        #80                                                                            - Asn Ser Thr Ala Leu Asn Ile Ser Pro Gly Gl - #u Ser Tyr Pro Lys Lys          #               895                                                            - Gly Gln Asn Gly Ile Ala Ile Thr Ser Met As - #p Asp Phe Asn Ser His          #           910                                                                - Pro Ile Thr Leu Asn Lys Lys Gln Val Asp As - #n Leu Leu Asn Asn Lys          #       925                                                                    - Pro Met Met Leu Glu Thr Asn Gln Thr Asp Gl - #y Val Tyr Lys Ile Lys          #   940                                                                        - Asp Thr His Gly Asn Ile Val Thr Gly Gly Gl - #u Trp Asn Gly Val Ile          945                 9 - #50                 9 - #55                 9 -        #60                                                                            - Gln Gln Ile Lys Ala Lys Thr Ala Ser Ile Il - #e Val Asp Asp Gly Glu          #               975                                                            - Arg Val Ala Glu Lys Arg Val Ala Ala Lys As - #p Tyr Glu Asn Pro Glu          #           990                                                                - Asp Lys Thr Pro Ser Leu Thr Leu Lys Asp Al - #a Leu Lys Leu Ser Tyr          #      10050                                                                   - Pro Asp Glu Ile Lys Glu Ile Glu Gly Leu Le - #u Tyr Tyr Lys Asn Lys          #  10205                                                                       - Pro Ile Tyr Glu Ser Ser Val Met Thr Tyr Le - #u Asp Glu Asn Thr Ala          #               10401030 - #                1035                               - Lys Glu Val Thr Lys Gln Leu Asn Asp Thr Th - #r Gly Lys Phe Lys Asp          #              10550                                                           - Val Ser His Leu Tyr Asp Val Lys Leu Thr Pr - #o Lys Met Asn Val Thr          #          10705                                                               - Ile Lys Leu Ser Ile Leu Tyr Asp Asn Ala Gl - #u Ser Asn Asp Asn Ser          #      10850                                                                   - Ile Gly Lys Trp Thr Asn Thr Asn Ile Val Se - #r Gly Gly Asn Asn Gly          #  11005                                                                       - Lys Lys Gln Tyr Ser Ser Asn Asn Pro Asp Al - #a Asn Leu Thr Leu Asn          #               11201110 - #                1115                               - Thr Asp Ala Gln Glu Lys Leu Asn Lys Asn Ar - #g Asp Tyr Tyr Ile Ser          #              11350                                                           - Leu Tyr Met Lys Ser Glu Lys Asn Thr Gln Cy - #s Glu Ile Thr Ile Asp          #          11505                                                               - Gly Glu Ile Tyr Pro Ile Thr Thr Lys Thr Va - #l Asn Val Asn Lys Asp          #      11650                                                                   - Asn Tyr Lys Arg Leu Asp Ile Ile Ala His As - #n Ile Lys Ser Asn Pro          #  11805                                                                       - Ile Ser Ser Leu His Ile Lys Thr Asn Asp Gl - #u Ile Thr Leu Phe Trp          #               12001190 - #                1195                               - Asp Asp Ile Ser Ile Thr Asp Val Ala Ser Il - #e Lys Pro Glu Asn Leu          #              12150                                                           - Thr Asp Ser Glu Ile Lys Gln Ile Tyr Ser Ar - #g Tyr Gly Ile Lys Leu          #          12305                                                               - Glu Asp Gly Ile Leu Ile Asp Lys Lys Gly Gl - #y Ile His Tyr Gly Glu          #      12450                                                                   - Phe Ile Asn Glu Ala Ser Phe Asn Ile Glu Pr - #o Leu Gln Asn Tyr Val          #  12605                                                                       - Thr Lys Tyr Glu Val Thr Tyr Ser Ser Glu Le - #u Gly Pro Asn Val Ser          #               12801270 - #                1275                               - Asp Thr Leu Glu Ser Asp Lys Ile Tyr Lys As - #p Gly Thr Ile Lys Phe          #              12950                                                           - Asp Phe Thr Lys Tyr Ser Lys Asn Glu Gln Gl - #y Leu Phe Tyr Asp Ser          #          13105                                                               - Gly Leu Asn Trp Asp Phe Lys Ile Asn Ala Il - #e Thr Tyr Asp Gly Lys          #      13250                                                                   - Glu Met Asn Val Phe His Arg Tyr Asn Lys                                      #   1335                                                                       __________________________________________________________________________ 

What is claimed is:
 1. A plant which has been stably transformed with a nucleotide sequence which encodes a vegetative insecticidal protein wherein said vegetative insecticidal protein is secreted during the vegetative growth phase of Bacillus spp. and is insect-specific.
 2. The plant of claim 1, wherein said plant is a maize plant.
 3. The plant of claim 1, wherein said insecticidal protein is encoded by a DNA sequence whose complement hybridizes under hybridization conditions of 65° C. followed by washing at 65° C. with 2xSSC containing 0.1% SDS to a coding sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:6, SEQ ID NO:4, SEQ ID NO: 1, SEQ ID NO: 19, SEQ ID NO:28 and SEQ ID NO:31.
 4. The plant of claim 1, wherein said insecticidal protein is encoded by a DNA whose complement hybridizes under hybridization conditions of 65° C. followed by washing at 65° C. with 2xSSC containing 0.1%SDS to a coding sequence selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO: 17, SEQ ID NO: 18, SEQ ID NO: 26, SEQ ID NO: 27, SEQ ID NO: 28, SEQ ID NO:
 30. 5. The plant of claim 2, wherein said nucleotide sequence is maize optimized.
 6. The plant of claim 5, wherein said nucleotide sequence is selected from the group consisting of SEQ ID NO:17, SEQ ID NO:18, SEQ ID NO:26, SEQ ID NO:27, SEQ ID NO:28 and SEQ ID NO:
 30. 7. A stably transformed plant which expresses a vegetative insecticidal protein wherein said vegetative insecticidal protein is secreted during the vegetative growth phase of Bacillus spp. and is insect-specific.
 8. The plant of claim 7, which further expresses a second distinct insect control principle.
 9. The plant of claim 8, wherein said second distinct insect control principle is a Bacillus thuringiensis δ-endotoxin. 